How do I download Cherokee Tribal papers?

Question

Hi

I am part Cherokee, on my father's side. He was 1/4th.

I cannot go to Carolina to get the tribal paperwork as I did not know him or his ancestrary well enough.

I want to be able to prove to people i am cherokee with paperwork. can you downloand papers on the net?

thansk!!

Answer 1

I hope this helps. If your father is only 1/4 Cherokee, you might not technically have enough in you to be classified, for lack of a better word, Cherokee. But you know what? Be proud of your heritage in general. Do you know any of the language? Customs? Traditions?

Good Luck!! And send luck is not a known word in Cherokee, good peace. =)
o-si-yu nv-wa-do-hi-ya-dv

Answer 2

You have your work cut out for you. Here are some things you need to know before starting your journey:
Did your father at any point in time ever live on Indian land (not just a reservation, but Indian land)? Did any other members in your father's family ever live on Indian land? If so, there are records of it. Does anyone in your family have a roll number (or claimed to have had a roll number at some point in time).

I'm not sure what you've done so far, or exactly how much information you already have, but here are a few things to do, assuming this is all new to you. First, contact the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council. They have services that provide you with historical information. Second, contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There is paperwork they will send you as well. Mind you, everything you send back to them is verified in Washington D.C. This should get you started.

I will tell you this: My great grandmother and her children (my grandmother & her siblings) all lived on Indian soil at one time. The land at the time was not a classified reservation. However, there were disputes with property & mineral rights going on at that time. My great uncles and aunts hired one of the tribal lawyers (Cherokee, by the way) to represent them. Instead, the lawyer turned against them. They were thrown out of the tribe & the lawyer ILLEGALLY removed their names from the roll, even though they all had roll numbers. This was done for reasons of greed & simply to hoard the mineral rights for themselves, and this happens all the time. Our family is STILL pursuing this matter even today, and look how long it's been.
Just be aware that just because you want information from a tribe doesn't necessarily mean that you will always get an honest answer. Talk to your other relatives first & get as much info as you can before starting down this path.
This, of course, is from personal experience and in no way a generalization of Native Americans at large. This information is not meant to dampen your enthusiasm for your own search in validating your tribe affiliation. I'm simply letting you that there may be roadblocks ahead of you.
I wish you well.

Answer 3

Search on Google.