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Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission '''Final Rolls''' is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five American Indian tribes: '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''', or '''Seminole''' in Indian Territory, also known as Oklahoma Territory, between 1898 to 1906. More were added by an act of Congress in 1914. People who lived outside of Oklahoma were unlikely to be on the Dawes Rolls even if they were in one of these five tribes. | Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission '''Final Rolls''' is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five American Indian tribes: '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''', or '''Seminole''' in Indian Territory, also known as Oklahoma Territory, between 1898 to 1906. More were added by an act of Congress in 1914. People who lived outside of Oklahoma were unlikely to be on the Dawes Rolls even if they were in one of these five tribes. | ||
Only about 40 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 60 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information. | The "Final Rolls" included both the approved (to receive land) and the disapproved.<ref>Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd ed''. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 2000. {{WorldCat|44420788|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|1011178|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6051414; Book 973 J53e}}.</ref> Only about 40 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 60 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information. | ||
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