How do you find out if you are eligible to obtain Native American Indian benefits? How much % of Native American do you have to be? 1/2? 3/4? 1/4? 1/8? All I know is, I believe my great grandfather was full blooded Indian, and I'm not even sure what tribe
2007-01-16 16:29:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Basically there are two things you can do. 1st you would have to locate birth certificates for you and those that came before you. By now most birth records are public information from the county that the person was born in. 2nd, you would have to find your great-grandfather's name in the Dawes Rolls (there are other Native American census rolls, but Dawes has more names). Then you would need to apply for membership with your proof. Have a look at the links below, and good luck. Keep in mind that each tribe may have different qualifications for membership, most require that your ancestor be on the Dawes Rolls. It is very important to figure out which tribe your great-grandfather came from.
2007-01-17 02:59:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Muskogee, Oklahoma and check the libraries for the Dawes Rolls. You did not provide much information to go by, or I could have helped more. Bureau of Indian Affairs, also has the Freemen's Rolls too, for anyone whose ancestors are from Black Heritage. You did not say from what area the ancestor was or the parents...but it is easy to find someone who was in the Choctaw Nation area. You can also, inquire of each of the Indian Tribal Offices and ask for the History Preservation Office, and inquire as to anyone there who might be doing any genealogy on that tribe of indians. I have done quite a bit of research for any native american choctaw indians, and it has been interesting... If you could share some information, I might be able to help you with further details. Chasing down indian ancestory isn't that difficult, if you have any tidbit of information to go by. I usually put an article or a Dear Editor letter in the newspapers in the general area, and usually get some type of response plus the information is ''forever on record'' for that genealogy center, or the Historical Society, for that area, just in case someone else, is searching for the same person. You might check ''online'' for the addresses / names of the last name, in the cities in Oklahoma, and see if there is anyone by that last name, and if there is, then be sure and contact the local paper, and surely some of them will answer. If not, then phone them. Most people are very polite about the family research. You might send them a letter, asking if they know if they have some connection to persons by that last name... Good Luck. If I can help further...let me know Danny
2016-05-23 23:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be 1/4 Indian of any tribe to receive benefits (ie.school grants).
2007-01-16 20:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You check with bureau of Indian Affairs to see if your name was there or your ancestors and you can benefit the trinkets of the white man that he shares with us now after pushing us out of our land.Even if you can prove that you have some remote link with pure bloods such as myself ..you can have the trifle things they bestow on us now after so long of a time.
2007-01-16 17:04:32 · answer #4 · answered by N C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where do you get your application for road man
2015-07-21 10:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jimmy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋