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Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission final rolls is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five American Indian tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, or Seminole in Indian Territory, also known as Oklahoma Territory, between 1898 to 1906. More were added by an act of Congress in 1914. People who lived outside of Oklahoma were unlikely to be on the Dawes Rolls even if they were in one of these five tribes.

Only about 11 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 79 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information.


 * fold3 http://go.fold3.com/results.php?category=dawes 883,772 packets, 76,270 enrollment cards


 * NARA http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/dawes/intro.html *101,000 names


 * Oklahoma Historical Society http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/final-rolls.htm