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:*If your ancestor died prior to 1893, you could search for surviving children or grandchildren in the Dawes Commission records. | :*If your ancestor died prior to 1893, you could search for surviving children or grandchildren in the Dawes Commission records. | ||
[[Image:Freedmen.jpg|right|Freedmen.jpg]]'''Origin of the Records'''. In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indian <u>tribal</u> lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to Indian <u>individuals</u>, and open the remainder of land in Oklahoma for settlement by non-Indians. The Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes was also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over | [[Image:Freedmen.jpg|right|Freedmen.jpg]]'''Origin of the Records'''. In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indian <u>tribal</u> lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to Indian <u>individuals</u>, and open the remainder of land in Oklahoma for settlement by non-Indians. The Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes was also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 101,000 were eventually approved from 883,772 application packets.<br><br> | ||
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'''Find the index ''' [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalrolls/ online], or in a book, microfilm, or microfiche format: | '''Find the index ''' [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalrolls/ online], or in a book, microfilm, or microfiche format: | ||
::'''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1238 Ancestry]''' Dawes Commission Index (Overturned) 1896 13,980 entries | ::'''[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1238 Ancestry]''' Dawes Commission Index (Overturned) 1896 13,980 entries | ||