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To be eligible to enroll in the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, people must be descended from one or more American Indians listed on one of three rolls: the 1870 U.S. Census of Escambia County, Alabama; 1900 U.S. Census of Escambia County, Alabama; or 1900 U.S. Special Indian Census of Monroe County, Alabama.
The Dawes Rolls (or Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes, or Dawes Commission of Final Rolls) were created by the United States Dawes Commission. The commission was authorized by United States Congress in 1893 to execute the General Allotment Act of 1887 .
The Hester Rolls are a Cherokee census roll that was taken in 1883 by Joseph G. Hester. The census included the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. [1] Other Cherokee census rolls include: 1835 Census of Cherokees Living East of the Mississippi River (also known as the Henderson Roll) 1848 Mullay Roll; 1851 Siler Roll; 1852 Chapman Roll
James Mooney & Carolina – The Native Americans [102] 282 SE Woodlands Southern Colonies Congaree: 800 1600 James Mooney: 283 SE Woodlands Southern Colonies Sissipahaw: 800 1600 1 James Mooney & Carolina – The Native Americans [102] 284 NE Woodlands New England Paugussett: 800 1600 C. Thomas in F. W. Hodge 285 Northwest Plateau Oregon ...
Creek Freedmen is a term for emancipated Creeks of African descent who were slaves of Muscogee Creek tribal members before 1866. They were emancipated under the tribe's 1866 treaty with the United States following the American Civil War, during which the Creek Nation had allied with the Confederate States of America. Freedmen who wished to stay ...
In return, individual Creeks were to be granted land claims in the former Creek territory. Each of the ninety Creek chiefs was to receive one section (1 mi 2, 2.6 km 2) of land and each Creek family was to receive one half-section (0.5 mi 2, 1.3 km 2) of land of their choosing. Despite the land grants, the treaty made clear the intention of the ...
The Muscogee Nation, or Muscogee (Creek) Nation, [3] is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy, a large group of indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands. They commonly refer to themselves as Este Mvskokvlke (pronounced [isti ...
The 2010 census recorded 13 inhabitants. It is located within the unincorporated community of Cedarville. All tribal citizens can trace their lineage back to the official census roll dated 18 July 1954. Their first attempt at running a business came to their purchase of what is now the Cedarville Rancheria Public Scales.