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The records of the Indian Claims Commission are grouped into several collections. One set presents the cases heard by the Commission dating from a treaty signed in 1785 to the closing of the Commission’s office in 1978. A second set of records covers the decisions reached by the Indian Claims Commission from 1948 to 1981, and another set of records covers the expert testimony before the Indian Claims Commission. | The records of the Indian Claims Commission are grouped into several collections. One set presents the cases heard by the Commission dating from a treaty signed in 1785 to the closing of the Commission’s office in 1978. A second set of records covers the decisions reached by the Indian Claims Commission from 1948 to 1981, and another set of records covers the expert testimony before the Indian Claims Commission. | ||
= | United States. Indian Claims Commission records are available on 5304 microfiches at the Family History Library. Index fiche 6076350 {{FHL|318881|item|dist=FHL fiche 6076350}} | ||
=== Reference === | |||
Byers,Paula K. Native American Genealogical Sourcebook. "Indian Claims Records," pp. 77-79. (Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1995). FHL 970.1 B991n. | |||
To learn more See: | <br> To learn more See: | ||
*[[United States Native Races Part 1 - How Do I Find Records about My Ancestors?|United States Native Races Part 1]] | *[[United States Native Races Part 1 - How Do I Find Records about My Ancestors?|United States Native Races Part 1]] | ||