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'''''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Genealogy]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Five Civilized Tribes''' {{American Indian Genealogy Sidebar}} | |||
The Five Civilized tribes were the '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''' and '''Seminole'''. They had Freedmen who were former [[African American Genealogy|African American]] slaves of tribal members or descendants of former slaves living among them. Dawes Rolls and Removal records are two of the available records for researching members of these tribes. {{Click|Image:AI_ORP.png|American Indian Online Genealogy Records|left}}<br>Click this button for links to databases, indexes, or sites that help you find an American Indian ancestor by topic or tribe.<br><br><br> | The Five Civilized tribes were the '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''' and '''Seminole'''. They had Freedmen who were former [[African American Genealogy|African American]] slaves of tribal members or descendants of former slaves living among them. Dawes Rolls and Removal records are two of the available records for researching members of these tribes. {{Click|Image:AI_ORP.png|American Indian Online Genealogy Records|left}}<br>Click this button for links to databases, indexes, or sites that help you find an American Indian ancestor by topic or tribe.<br><br><br> | ||
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== History == | |||
The Five Civilized Tribes consist of the [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee,]] [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]], and [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]] Indian Tribes. | The Five Civilized Tribes consist of the [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee,]] [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]], and [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]] Indian Tribes. | ||
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These tribes had Freedmen who were former [[African American Research|African American]] slaves of tribal members or descendants of former slaves living among them. | These tribes had Freedmen who were former [[African American Research|African American]] slaves of tribal members or descendants of former slaves living among them. | ||
== Records == | |||
=== Enrollment Records === | |||
'''[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]].''' | '''[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]].''' | ||
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*[[American Indian Enrollment Records]] | *[[American Indian Enrollment Records]] | ||
=== '''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. This is one page of information. | '''''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. This is one page of information. | ||
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[[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. | [[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. | ||
=== Military Records === | |||
Pompey, Sherman Lee. Genealogical Records on the Confederate Indian Troops {{FHL|58574|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 P772g and Microfiche 6049323}} | Pompey, Sherman Lee. Genealogical Records on the Confederate Indian Troops {{FHL|58574|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 P772g and Microfiche 6049323}} | ||
=== Removal Records === | |||
The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river. | The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river. | ||
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== Web sites == | |||
[http://www.voy.com/198885/ Five Civilized Tribes Genealogy Forum] by Voy Forums This board is open for families and tribes of the Five Civilized Nations and others who lived in the Southern Woodlands Cultrue Area (south of Ohio River, east of Mississippi River, tribes of coastal Virginia and the Carolinias north of Cape Fear.) Tribes include: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw and Seminole as well as Saponi, Monacan, [[Catawba Indians|Catawba]], Okmulgee, Alabama,[[Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana|Biloxi]], Pascagoula, [[Natchez Indians|Natchez]], Calusa, Apalachee, Houma, etc. | [http://www.voy.com/198885/ Five Civilized Tribes Genealogy Forum] by Voy Forums This board is open for families and tribes of the Five Civilized Nations and others who lived in the Southern Woodlands Cultrue Area (south of Ohio River, east of Mississippi River, tribes of coastal Virginia and the Carolinias north of Cape Fear.) Tribes include: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw and Seminole as well as Saponi, Monacan, [[Catawba Indians|Catawba]], Okmulgee, Alabama,[[Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana|Biloxi]], Pascagoula, [[Natchez Indians|Natchez]], Calusa, Apalachee, Houma, etc. | ||
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[http://www.voy.com/105263/ American Indian Genealogy Forum] by Voy Forums is a Free Service from Boyager Info-Systems | [http://www.voy.com/105263/ American Indian Genealogy Forum] by Voy Forums is a Free Service from Boyager Info-Systems | ||
== For Further Reading == | |||
*Lennon, Rachal Mills. ''Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. {{FHL|1038175|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 L548t}}. | *Lennon, Rachal Mills. ''Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. {{FHL|1038175|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 L548t}}. | ||