Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. Prepared by the [Dawes] Commission and Commissioner to the Five

by U.S. Department of the Interior and Of The Interior U. S. Department

Book Overview

In 1893, when the Dawes Commission was established to negotiate with the Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws. Creeks, and Seminoles (the Five Civilized Tribes) to abolish tribal governments and to provide for the allotment of land to tribal members, few could have foreseen that this would lead to the creation of one of the most important record sources in all of Native American genealogy, for the Dawes Commission was empowered to prepare citizenship rolls...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806317396
• ISBN13: 9780806317397
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 642 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"