I need help finding my indian heritage i have a great gr aunt roll # but not sure what tribe i?

Question

so where ca i look to find this? ot even sure of the state or bdays of her...im in oklahoma if this makes any difference :) please help me i desperatly would like to get my indian card

Answer 1

The number won't do you any good as you are not a direct descendant of her's.  You would need your great grand mother or grand mothers number or geneology to prove your right to a roll #....  

What part of Oklahoma did she live.  That could be a clue to her Indian heritage.  Talk with other family members to see what they know.  Check with the different tribes to see if her number and name coincides with their records.

Answer 2

1. Guion Miller Roll Index

Home Research ARC Guion Miller Roll Index. Main Page. About ... Index to the Applications Submitted for the Eastern Cherokee Roll of 1909 (Guion Miller Roll) ...

www.archives.gov/research/arc/native-a...   (NOTE--The index includes the names of all persons applying for compensation arising from the judgment of the United States Court of Claims on May 28, 1906, for the Eastern Cherokee tribe. While numerous individuals applied, not all the claims were allowed. The information included on the index is the application number, the name of the applicant, and the State or Territory in which the individual resided at the time the application was filed. On 342 pages are the names of CLEO AARON  to INA ZUMSTEIN )

2. Cherokee by Blood

GUION MILLER ROLL. OF EASTERN CHEROKEES ... to the Guion Miller Roll applications. ... 2. Type in the words "Guion Miller Roll" where it says "Enter Keywords. ...

www.tngenweb.org/cherokee_by_blood/mil...

3. Cherokee Census Rolls - FREE Lookups, Dawes, Guion Miller, Baker

Free Cherokee census rolls lookups and resources. Dawes, Miller, Baker. ... We also offer lookups in Guion Miller Roll "Plus" of 1909. ...

www.comanchelodge.com/cherokee-rolls.h...

4. Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, Inc. of Florida

There are 36,714 names on the Final Dawes Rolls of 1898. Guion Miller Roll ... Name", "First Name", "Middle Name", "Tribe", and "Application Number" of each applicant. ...

www.floridacherokee.com/?action=links

5 This is the index of Cherokees, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek found on microfilm M1650 obtained from the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas.  If your ancestor was on the 1896 Cherokee Census they probably will NOT be on this index.  This is NOT the 1896 CENSUS.  It is an index of people who were NOT recognized by the Cherokee Tribe and subsequently made application to be considered for citizenship (http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/co...

The Guion Miller Index is the other listing of Eastern Cherokees who did NOT accept the illegal Treaty of New Echota,  a removal treaty signed in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and several members of the so-called Ridge faction within the Cherokee Nation on December 29, 1835. The Ridge Party held that the Cherokee would lose their eastern lands sooner or later and that removal to the west was the only way to preserve the Nation. In the treaty, the United States agreed to pay the Cherokee people $5 million in compensation (an amount earlier demanded by John Ross), cover the costs of relocation, and give them equivalent land in the Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma) in exchange for all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River.  A petition with 16,000 signatures objecting to this treaty was virtually ignored by Pres. Martin Van Buren, and  the Cherokee who had not complied with the treaty (gave up their land willingly, etc) were forcibly removed to  west of the Miss. River--in what became known as the "Trail of Tears"--even though the treaty allowed those who wished to remain in the east to do so.

   The " Indian Removal Act of 1830" started the whole process--in 1831 the Choctaw were the first to be removed (the model for other removals), the Seminole were moved in 1832, the Creek in 1834, then the Chickasaw in 1837, and then finally the Cherokee in 1838.

    The Five Civilized Tribes is the term applied to five Native American nations-- the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole--considered civilized by white settlers during that time period because they adopted many of the colonists' customs and had generally good relations with their neighbors. The Five Civilized Tribes lived in the Southeastern United States before their relocation

     The Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians have headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is located at Cherokee, North Carolina. All three are federally recognized.

    The Chickasaw are Native American people of the United States, who originally resided along the Tennessee River west of Huntsville, Alabama covering Mississippi and Tennessee. Sometime prior to the first European contact, the Chickasaw moved east and settled east of the Mississippi River. All historical records indicate the Chickasaw lived in northeast Mississippi from the first European contact until they were forced to remove to Oklahoma, where most now live.

   The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.   In the 19th century, Choctaws were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" because they had integrated numerous cultural and technological practices of their European American colonial neighbors. Although smaller Choctaw groups are located in the southern region, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are the two primary Choctaw associations.

    The Creek are an American Indian people also known by their original name Muscogee (or Muskogee), the name they use to identify themselves today. Modern Muscogees live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

    The 5th Civilized Tribe is the Seminole originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation came into existence in the 18th century and was composed of Native Americans from Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama, most significantly the Creek Nation, as well as African Americans who escaped from slavery in South Carolina and Georgia.   While roughly 3,000 Seminoles were forced west of the Mississippi River, including the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, who picked up new members along their way, approximately 300 to 500 Seminoles stayed and fought in and around the Everglades of Florida.  The Seminoles never surrendered to the United States government, hence, the Seminoles of Florida call themselves the "Unconquered People."

(So, if you cannot find her tribe, the ads above might lead you to it. Not everyone applied for the Dawes Rolls, as most people think, so that is why I talked about the Guion Miller Rolls. I think you'd have better luck finding her tribe here).