Research Guides: Genealogy: Indigenous Genealogy

Introduction

This guide is intended to help genealogy researchers identify and use resources for uncovering potential Indigenous and/or Native American ancestry.

EBCI Enrollment (Official Government Website of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
Information about determining whether or not you are Cherokee and can enroll in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
A Guide to Tracing American Indian & Alaska Native Ancestry (US Dept of Interior: Indian Affairs)
12-page PDF produced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) with basic information about establishing American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) ancestry and what enrollment entails.
Tribal Leaders Directory (US Dept of the Interior: Indian Affairs)
Provides contact information for each federally recognized tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) region, agency that provides services to a specific tribe.

fold3 (by Ancestry)
Provides access to military records as well as ratified Indian treaties, Indian census rolls, Eastern Cherokee applications, Guion Miller Roll, Dawes enrollment cards, Dawes packets, records of the Agent for Cherokee Removal, and photographs.
AccessGenealogy
Free genealogy website with a searchable Dawes Roll/Final Rolls database.