I know you can join up with your tribe if you can prove you have the blood.
2006-06-13 16:16:23 · 12 answers · asked by yourmama 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
All of the websites listed here are excellent resources.
However, many Native Americans refused to sign the rolls.
You should start by going back as far as you can prove with regular documents (birth certificates, death records, marriage records) which would place your ancestors in the area. You might find that if your ancestor did not sign the roll, their brother/sister or other relative, that you can prove, did.
2006-06-22 14:14:01 · answer #1 · answered by karenrena 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I am part Native too, and it's not easy. First of all, you can't just "join up" - some tribes have blood quantum requirements. You will need proof of ancestry or a relative who was enrolled in the tribe. Most tribes have web sites - start there. Secondly, talk to your relatives! I'm interested in what tribe you believe you belong to.
2006-06-16 14:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by ginabgood1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first place to start is where/how you found out you have a Native American heritage. In other words, the person or document informing you of this connection and then work backwords from there. Good luck.
2006-06-13 17:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by wefields@swbell.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool!! im of native american heritage as well (Cherokee and Choctaw) anyway if u go 2 cherokeenation.org there's mostly cherokee stuff but there is alot of other info on other tribes 2. u can also go 2 http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html and it has links and there's one specific link that says Information on Individual Native Nations if u click on that(its the first link u'll c it) info on ALOT of tribes come up. have fun with this im having fun researching!!!
2006-06-13 18:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by lovely 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hard, you must be able to prove that one of your relatives was a native Indian. When I did the research on my Grandmother I went to the courthouse in Tulsa OK. The court house had burned down many year prior and destroyed the records. But when she died....guess what I found her birth record, saying her Mom was a Cherokee Indian, name and all ...whoopee ...Now I can lay claim to being a blond haired, blue eyed, German, Irish, English, Cherokee Indian.
2006-06-13 16:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by kickinupfunf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also there are the Dawes and Guion Miller rolls...you can do a web search for the national archives and can search these rolls there. Also if you belong to ancestry.com or one of the other online genealogy providers there is some free information there but some charge a fee to join so that you can search.
Good luck....
2006-06-13 23:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Research family records for proof
2006-06-13 17:44:58 · answer #7 · answered by namasta@rogers.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to find out the name of one of your relatives that had an indian roll number. or, ask your family members to see if any of them have a CDIB card (Certificate something of Indian Birth). It's faster and easier with the CDIB than with just a name.
Good luck!
2006-06-13 16:21:21 · answer #8 · answered by Gabrielle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to find out the tribe and go to the tribal goverments office and research there
2006-06-14 02:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by longhunter17692002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can reseach to some extent using http://www.ellisisland.com site about anyone who came to the USA you may be able to find some family names from a while ago and you may be able to research other details.
2006-06-13 16:21:57 · answer #10 · answered by Jimmy J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋