I have Cherokee Indian blood. I know the Indian that I am related to. However, she was never added to the Dawes Roll (a requirement of the Cherokee Nation). I have been trying for years to become a registered Indian. Any suggestions?
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Were her parents on the Dawes Roll? If so, and you have a birth certificate for her, as being their daughter, then perhaps you can apply to have her added. Then work from there.
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No, the parents aren't listed because they were not around for the Dawes Roll either. It was a census taken only during a particular time. So, if you didn't volunteer or were not able to 'sign up' then you (and your descendants) are out of luck. Plus, she didn't have a birth certificate either. The Dawes Roll acts as their birth certificate too in many cases. It is as if there is a missing link in our family tree because we can't prove she even existed. However, there is a state marker of her in Stearns Ky. But that is not enough proof.
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If you are a tenth descendant from anyone in the roll book, you have to be taken as a member. But you have to be direct descendant. There may be another in that bloodline that has had certificates.
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