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  • Calendar
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    • Medical Information
    • Native American Rights & Opportunities
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    • The Echota Print Shop
    • Tribal ID Cards >
      • Paper
      • Adult Plastic
      • Child Plastic
  • About
    • Festival
    • History
    • Indian Arts & Craft Law
    • Mission
    • Our Story
    • Religious Freedom Act
    • The Little Log Cabin
    • Tour
  • Contact
    • Enrollment
    • Tribal Office Information
    • Webmaster
  • Government
    • Government
    • Clans
    • Code of Ethics
    • Office Use Only
    • Secretary - Office
    • Social Media Specialist
    • Webmaster & Tech Admin
  • News
  • Our People
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    • Community
    • Echota Warriors
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    • Religion
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    • Supporters

Enrollment Services: 

Enrollment in The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama is open to any person(s) who can show proof of direct lineage to a Cherokee ancestor.  We DO NOT accept DNA as proof of being Cherokee. The applicant must do their genealogy and fully complete the application process to be considered for enrollment. A processing fee of $45 is required and is non-refundable whether the applicant is enrolled with the tribe or not. (Incomplete applications will be rejected.)
To request an application via email: theechotacherokeetribeofal@gmail.com
​To request an application via mail: (Please include a stamped, self - addressed envelope with mail request for the office to mail out the application to the applicant. )

Mail to: The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
               
P.O. Box 479
                Falkville, AL 35622

Genealogy, Cherokee Genealogy and DNA Resources

Genealogy Charts: Print Here - Please print as many charts as needed to link back to a Cherokee ancestor.
Listed below are sites that are beneficial to searching for a Cherokee ancestor while working on your genealogy. It is indeed a process and worthwhile endeavor. We hope these links are beneficial to your family as well. We will be adding more sites as time goes by that we feel would benefit others. Remember, the tribe will NOT do your genealogy for you.

Genealogy Information

Archives - Quickly and simply search more than 4.8 billion photos, newspapers, and vital records to get information about your ancestors.

Fold3 - Formerly footnote.com, a digitization website with images of military records and more.

Access Genealogy
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Ancestry.com


Family Research - Collection of free family history and genealogy look-ups, digitizing some state records (free site-requires user name and password for images) ​

Cherokee Genealogy Information

ONLINE RESOURCES:

Stand Watie - List of Cherokee Soldiers who served. - Click Here


Undetermined Cherokee Citizens- CLICK HERE

Drennon Rolls
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First census of the new arrivals of 1839. This was the first enumeration of Indians after the Trail of Tears.

Chapman Rolls - Chapman rolls of Eastern Cherokee of 1851.

Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940- The Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940 contains census rolls that were usually submitted each year by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian reservations.

The 1928 Baker Roll
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Access Genealogy - Index of the Guion Miller applications & Dawes Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes as well as other tribal enumerations (free site). 

Ancestry.com - Provides access to numerous Census listings including the 1900 Federal Census listing all Indian Territory Native residents (subscription site).

Fold3 - Formerly footnote.com, a digitization website with images of Native American documents including the Dawes Final Roll of the Five Tribes and Guion Miller (subscription site). 

Family Research - Collection of free family history and genealogy look-ups, digitizing some state records (free site-requires user name and password for images).

Find a Grave - Collection of over 88 million grave sites with some photos and volunteer submission based (free site).

Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society - collection includes marriage records, census listings, and 3,500,500 Indian Records (free site).
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UA National Archives- US National Archives website for Native American records (free site). 

Cherokee Census Rolls - provides resources not found on other pages.

Archives.com - Cherokee genealogy look up.

Cherokee Heritage Registry - Maintained databases of individuals whose ancestors are of documented Cherokee blood. The free tools and resources on this site are meant to aid families in researching their Cherokee ancestry and registering for tribal citizenship.

DeepRootsInTheSouth- Great links to Cherokee genealogy.

North Carolina Family Records Online - If your ancestors were in North Carolina, you may find their names here.

Cyndi's List - Native American sites and rolls.

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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

Cherokee Roots Book cover
Cherokee Roots Book back
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