


FS Library film 908999 item 2 book 970.3 C424am This source contains the Cherokee census of 1835 of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Census Records and Cherokee Muster Rolls. There are many sources with information about the Cherokees. Poarch Band of Creek Indians(also recognized by the Federal Government)Į-Mail: Band of Chickamogee Cherokee Indians in the Southeastern U.S.,Į-Mail: Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation (formerly United Cherokee Intertribal)Į-Mail: Lower Creek Indian Tribe of AlabamaĮ-Mail: Cherokees Tribes recognized by the state of Alabama.To view Geographic map of Tribal Locations.There were 45,847 applications filed, representing some 90,000 individuals.Indexes and Images on line:Īlabama State Recognized Tribes In 1906, the court awarded more than $1 million to be split among the Eastern Cherokees. Guion Miller Roll - Easter Cherokee In 1902 the Eastern Cherokee sued the United States to get the funds due then under the treaties of 1835, 1836, and 1845.The records include Applications for enrollment, Enrollment cards, and Letter logs. More than 250,000 people applied to the commission for enrollment and land. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes ( Dawes Commission) In 1893 Congress established a commission to exchange Indian tribal lands in the southeastern United States for land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma.Some of the records unique to the Five Civilized Tribes are now available on line: Tribes: Abihka, Alabama, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Atasi, Chatot, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Eufaula, Fus-hatchee, Hilibi, Hitchiti, Ispokogi, Kan-hatki, Kealedji, Koasati, Kolomi, Mobile, Mukalsa, Muskogee, Napochi, Natchez, Okchai, Okmulgee, Osochi, Pakana, Pawokti, Pilthlako, Sawokli, Shawnee, Taensa, Tohome, Tukabahchee, Tuskegee, Wakokai, Wiwohka, Yamasee, Yuchi.īands: Echola Cherokee, Ma-Chis Lower Creek, Mowa Band Choctaw, Principle Creek, Poarch Creek, Star Clan of Muskogee Creek, United Cherokee (Ani-Yum-Wiya Nation).Ĭherokee Clans: Wolf, Paint, Deer, Bird, Wild Potato, Long Hair and Blue.įour of the Five Civilized Tribes are of Alabama: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. and from Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America. The following list of Native Americans who have lived in Alabama has been compiled from Hodge's Handbook of American Indians. The word Alabama is from a Choctaw word meaning "thicket-clearer" or vegetation-gatherers." Learn about the Indigenous Peoples of Alabama, information on the tribes and bands living in Alabama, the State recognized tribes, list of agencies, and links to available records U.S., Cherokee Baker Roll and Records, 1924-1929.U.S., Ratified Indian Treaties and Chiefs, 1722-1869.2.16 Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).2.14 Major Research Facilities for American Indian Research.2.12 Bibliography of Published Books and Articles.2.7 Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
