Five Civilized Tribes Indian Agency (Oklahoma): Difference between revisions

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[[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]], [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]], and some [[Delaware Indians|Delaware]] and [[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]]  

[[Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

The Five Civilized Tribes Agency was created in 1914 by the consolidation of the [[Union Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Union Agency]] and the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes ([[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission]]). The Dawes Commission had been appointed in 1893 to exchange tribal lands for individual allotments. The Curtis Act (30 Stat. 495) of 1898 set forth the conditions for enrollment, allotments, jurisdictions of Federal courts, creation of town sites, leasing of mineral rights, etc.  

The Five Civilized Tribes Agency was absorbed by the Muskogee Area Office in 1948<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, pp. 168-170.</ref>.  

The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>  

*[[Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

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