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== Records  ==
== Records  ==


=== Census  ===
=== U.S. Census  ===


The earliest census taken under the auspices of the Office of Indian Affairs was enumerated in 1885. Many of the census records thus recorded have been microfilmed and are available at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives], all of the [http://www.archives.gov/locations/regional-archives.html#CA Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)], and at the {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City. This set of Indian Census Rolls also are available online at [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1059&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com], which is a subscription web site. In order to locate the correct roll, one must know the residence of the family being sought. The following census rolls were recorded for the indicated agencies within the Navajo Nation. The names are as recorded in the microfilm copy created by the National Archives on their Microcopy M595 (692 rolls).  
The earliest census taken under the auspices of the Office of Indian Affairs was enumerated in 1885. Many of the census records thus recorded have been microfilmed and are available at the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives], all of the [http://www.archives.gov/locations/regional-archives.html#CA Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)], and at the {{FHL|297519|title-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City. This set of Indian Census Rolls also are available online at [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1059&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com], which is a subscription web site. In order to locate the correct roll, one must know the residence of the family being sought. The following census rolls were recorded for the indicated agencies within the Navajo Nation. The names are as recorded in the microfilm copy created by the National Archives on their Microcopy M595 (692 rolls).  
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*Western Navajo: (Hopi Indians and Navajo and Paiute Indians for 1929) -- 1937
*Western Navajo: (Hopi Indians and Navajo and Paiute Indians for 1929) -- 1937


It is important to know the above names because that is the way they are listed in the Indian Census Rolls collection.  
It is important to know the above names because that is the way they are listed in the Indian Census Rolls collection.


=== Enrollment  ===
=== Enrollment  ===
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