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|title=Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914}}<br>
|title=Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914}}<br>  


== Collection Time Period  ==
== Collection Time Period  ==
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The collection consists of digital images of land allotment records for the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. Under the terms of the 1887 Dawes Act, Indian reservations were surveyed and lands held in common by the tribes were allotted in smaller parcels to individual members of the tribe. These records describe the parcels of land and name the tribal member to whom each parcel was allotted. Records are arranged by name of tribe (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole), by membership designation (member by blood, by intermarriage or freedmen), application number and according to age group -- newborn and minor children are listed separately. FamilySearch is indexing these records now and the index will be published when it is complete.  
The collection consists of digital images of land allotment records for the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. Under the terms of the 1887 Dawes Act, Indian reservations were surveyed and lands held in common by the tribes were allotted in smaller parcels to individual members of the tribe. These records describe the parcels of land and name the tribal member to whom each parcel was allotted. Records are arranged by name of tribe (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole), by membership designation (member by blood, by intermarriage or freedmen), application number and according to age group -- newborn and minor children are listed separately. FamilySearch is indexing these records now and the index will be published when it is complete.  


=== Citation for This Collection ===
A Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes, was established by Congress in 1893. Its purpose was to exchange Indian tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. The rolls do not include the applications that were rejected, stricken, or judged to be doubtful. Those found eligible for the final rolls were entitled to an allotment of land, usually as a homestead. 
=== Citation for This Collection ===


The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.&nbsp;  
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.&nbsp;  
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Remember that these enrollment records do not include applications that were not approved.  
Remember that these enrollment records do not include applications that were not approved.  
== Record History  ==
A Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes, was established by Congress in 1893. Its purpose was to exchange Indian tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. The rolls do not include the applications that were rejected, stricken, or judged to be doubtful. Those found eligible for the final rolls were entitled to an allotment of land, usually as a homestead.


=== Why This Record Was Created  ===
=== Why This Record Was Created  ===
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When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.  
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.  


==== Citation Example for Records Found in this Collection<br> ====
==== Citation Example for Records Found in this Collection<br> ====


"Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914." database, ''FamilySearch ''(https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 17 April 2012). &nbsp;Andrew Smith, Choctaw Tribe; NARA publication number M1301, NARA number 145; National Archives and Record Administration, Fort Worth, Texas.  
"Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914." database, ''FamilySearch ''(https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 17 April 2012). &nbsp;Andrew Smith, Choctaw Tribe; NARA publication number M1301, NARA number 145; National Archives and Record Administration, Fort Worth, Texas.  
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