I didn't mean to mislead anyone on the rules.
They are not steadfast rules, but general.
These rules however are NOT for Indiana, they are on a federal basis.
My Native American research has mainly been in North Carolina, Tennessee,
Oklahoma and Kentucky. None of it has been in Indiana and most of the
information I provided was based on data received from Cherokee websites put
out by tribal members and by the NARA.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray W. Justus" <rwjustus(a)cox.net>
To: <inowen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [INOWEN] cherokee research
Lest anyone misconstrue Debbie's list of rules for Native
American
research
to be all encompassing, they may apply to Indiana but they do not apply
everywhere. There were many Indian censuses done by the federal, state
and
tribal governments. Some were enumerated as part of the regular census
and
some were separate.
Debbie Jennings wrote:
"For the basic rules in researching the Native American, these things
should
be remembered--
1. Native Americans were most normally NOT included on census records
(unless they were married to a white person)
2. Native Americans were not allowed to be married within a church or even
by a minister
3. Native Americans were not allowed to be buried in a regular or
"christian" cemetery. All too frequently the graves are unmarked.
4. As someone else stated they were sometimes listed as Mulatto or even as
Black.
5. Most of the time, Native Americans were not allowed to purchase land,
so
needless to say they didn't pay taxes."
I should add one caveat. Most of us do not have "Indian blood" coursing
through our veins, regardless of what Uncle Willie told you.
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