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'''Dawes Commission Enrollment Records.''' | '''[[Dawes_Commission_Enrollment_Records_for_Five_U.S._Indian_Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]].''' | ||
In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indiann tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. The ''Commission to the Five Civilized tribes ''was called the ''Dawes Commision ''after its chairman. Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people appleid to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. | In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indiann tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. The ''Commission to the Five Civilized tribes ''was called the ''[[Dawes_Commission_Enrollment_Records_for_Five_U.S._Indian_Tribes|Dawes Commision]]''after its chairman. Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people appleid to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. | ||
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'''''Applications for enrollment'''''include affidavits, vital records, letters questionnaires, and decisions mentioning relatives, dates, and places. | '''''Applications for enrollment'''''include affidavits, vital records, letters questionnaires, and decisions mentioning relatives, dates, and places. | ||
'''Letter Logs '''include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications. | '''Letter Logs '''include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications. | ||
'''[[The_U.S._Eastern_Cherokee_or_Guion_Miller_Roll|Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll]]''' | |||
This is a list of Eastern Cherokees who applied for money awarded in 1905 because of a law suit. | |||
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Revision as of 11:30, 4 December 2009
History[edit | edit source]
The Five Civilized Tribes consist of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole Indian Tribes.
They became commonly refered to as the Five Civilized Tribes......
Records[edit | edit source]
Dawes Commission Enrollment Records.
In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indiann tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. The Commission to the Five Civilized tribes was called the Dawes Commisionafter its chairman. Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people appleid to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved.
Content of the Records
Enrollment Cards(also called census cards) include residence, roll numbers, names of family members, relationships, ages, sex, degree of Indian, enrollment date, place and number, parents and their enrollment date or plane, spouses, divorces, children or grandchildren.
Applications for enrollmentinclude affidavits, vital records, letters questionnaires, and decisions mentioning relatives, dates, and places.
Letter Logs include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications.
Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll
This is a list of Eastern Cherokees who applied for money awarded in 1905 because of a law suit.