For thousands of people with Cherokee ancestors, registration just got easier.
United States of America (Press Release) April 3, 2008 --
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – For Cherokee descendants unable to meet the requirements of tribal enrollment, there is a new service available. The Cherokee Heritage Documentation Center provides free registration and documentation services for the descendents of Cherokee ethnic groups, intermarried whites, Freedmen, and others who formed the Cherokee tribes.
Many descendents of Cherokee blood have difficulty with tribal enrollment. This may be due to a decision their ancestors made in the past to avoid being listed on certain rolls. It may be related to legislative or political decisions of the present, the degree of Indian blood, or an inability to trace and document their ancestry. For these families it is important to document their heritage and provide a reference point as well as a source of pride for their descendents. The new service at cherokeeregistry.com provides a wealth of information, resources, registration forms, and a means of documenting a person's Cherokee linage.
Membership in some tribes is based on proof that an ancestor was on certain rolls. Some of the most notable Cherokee are not on these rolls. This is because many of them fought and even left the tribes in disagreements over treaties formed with the whites, or to avoid forced removal to the west. Some of the bravest, most prolific warriors never got onto any of these rolls, nor were they held to these terrible treaties. Besides making tribal enrollment more difficult, it also presents greater challenges for their descendants to trace their linage.
Cherokee who are listed on the Dawes Rolls are eligible for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. These are descended from those who not only survived the Trail of Tears, but later accepted an allotment of land, in return for abolishing their tribal governments and recognizing Federal laws. However, the Bureau of Indian Affairs would hold it "in trust" for them, meaning they really didn't own it. The BIA could even sell this land if it wanted to and hold the money received "in trust" for that person. For this reason, many Cherokee avoided those commission workers taking the rolls. Subsequently their descendants are now unable to enroll with the Oklahoma tribe.
The new center is available online at cherokeeregistry.com and provides a means to register and document those Cherokee who may have been excluded in the past.
Many descendents of Cherokee blood have difficulty with tribal enrollment. This may be due to a decision their ancestors made in the past to avoid being listed on certain rolls. It may be related to legislative or political decisions of the present, the degree of Indian blood, or an inability to trace and document their ancestry. For these families it is important to document their heritage and provide a reference point as well as a source of pride for their descendents. The new service at cherokeeregistry.com provides a wealth of information, resources, registration forms, and a means of documenting a person's Cherokee linage.
Membership in some tribes is based on proof that an ancestor was on certain rolls. Some of the most notable Cherokee are not on these rolls. This is because many of them fought and even left the tribes in disagreements over treaties formed with the whites, or to avoid forced removal to the west. Some of the bravest, most prolific warriors never got onto any of these rolls, nor were they held to these terrible treaties. Besides making tribal enrollment more difficult, it also presents greater challenges for their descendants to trace their linage.
Cherokee who are listed on the Dawes Rolls are eligible for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. These are descended from those who not only survived the Trail of Tears, but later accepted an allotment of land, in return for abolishing their tribal governments and recognizing Federal laws. However, the Bureau of Indian Affairs would hold it "in trust" for them, meaning they really didn't own it. The BIA could even sell this land if it wanted to and hold the money received "in trust" for that person. For this reason, many Cherokee avoided those commission workers taking the rolls. Subsequently their descendants are now unable to enroll with the Oklahoma tribe.
The new center is available online at cherokeeregistry.com and provides a means to register and document those Cherokee who may have been excluded in the past.
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