I have Native American in my family. My grandfather was adopted but was half Cherokee and my grandmother was half Creek. I can trace my grandmother's back as far as her grandfather that was originally from a reservation however, What reservation is the problem? How can I find out and also how can I prove my heritage? I feel that this is very important not only to my family but as well as my children.
2006-07-20 02:21:45 · 4 answers · asked by pacifia1977 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
i have a book on cherokee ancestors,but i would need to no a name and date of birth
i have to get off for awhile you can leave me a off line msg,or just post details here
the book i have is the cenus book
someone told me they quit selling the book because people used the book to gain information
and used it to search for burial grounds
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2006-07-20 02:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm part Cherokee and I've been trying to join the tribe for many years now but they make it VERY difficult. Annoyingly so.
My issue: I have no paper work. My family down in Florida was ashamed of this heritage and no one knows where the paper work is.
Frustrating. I don't want money from the tribe...it's something I've been wanting to do for my kids.
Perhaps go directly to the tribes themselves? It hasn't worked for me so far but...I gave up after a while because they treated me like I was lying. Not my fault the other half of my family is French and I took after them...
2006-07-20 02:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site is probably the best resource for you.
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/tutorial/dawes/final-steps.html
If your grandfather was on a Reservation, then there are records of his tribal membership. I would pull his death certificate and find out what town they list as his place of birth. There can't be that many reservations in that area, so just keep checking with all of them until you find the one with him in their records.
2006-07-20 03:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by yellow_jellybeans_rock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure but most Native Americans did not record the fact that they are Native American because they were embarrased.
2006-07-20 02:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by marissa t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋