Absentee-Shawnee Tribe

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Guide to Absentee-Shawnee Tribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.

The Absentee-Shawnee Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma^[1].

Tribal Headquarters

Absentee Shawnee Tribe
2025 South Gordon Cooper
Shawnee, OK 74801
Phone: 405-275-4030
Website

History

1984: Tribal enrollment 2,297^[2]

Brief Timeline

Reservations

Additional References to the History of the Tribe

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a brief history of the Absentee Shawnee tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe in 1904.

For additional history of the tribe, read more....

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

Land Records

Tribally owned land: 89.25 acres Allotted land 12,119.49 acres ^[3]

Important Websites

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Official Website
Constitution and By-Laws of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Wikipedia article about the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe

For Further Reading

For background information to help find Native American ancestors see For Further Reading.

References

↑ Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online
↑ Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 212
↑ Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 212

[1] Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online

[2] Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 212

[3] Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 212

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