The Seattle branch of the Federal Archives has several holdings 
    for researching Native Americans.  For many years the holdings were 
    for the NW tribes, but now have been expanded to include many other 
    Tribal Nations, though not all inclusive here.

        Here is a partial listing of all the microfilm they hold for NA 
    research.  The first three groups listed are complete, while those 
    other groups may have only one or two items.  The items that have a 
    number starting  7RA... are copies of what can be found in the Fort 
    Worth, Texas NA archives. To check out the holdings for the archive 
    branches try this URL  http://www.nara.gov/nara/menus/genealog.html

    GENERAL items             Description

    M668    Ratified Indian Treaties, 1722-1869
    A50     1870 Roll of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan
    I34     Yakima & Tulalip Agencies Census, 1880
    P2193   Skokomish & Nisqually (Puyallup Agency) Census, 1880
    M595    Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
    A9/10   Special Case No. 188 - The Ghost Dance 1890-1898
    7RA252  Tonkawa, Otoe, Missouri, Siletz Allotment Records, ca 1893
    7RA145  U.S. Court in Indian Territory, Index to Civil Cases, 
            1901-1910
    A48     1908 Census Roll of the Ottawas & Chippewas of Michigan
    A49     1909 Census Roll of the Ottawas & Chippewas of Michigan
    M1343   Enrollment Applications of Western Washington Indians, 
            1911-1919
    P2286   Alaskan Village Census Rolls, 1912-1972
    7RA261  E. Shawnee, W. Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Seneca, Wyandotte, 
            Quapaw, Peoria, Allotment Books

    FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, 
                              Creek and Seminole)

    7RA74   Delawares Who Elected to Remove to Indian Country, Register 
            of Shawnees 1871; North Carolina Cherokees Who Removed to 
            Cherokee Nation, 1881
    7RA70   Index, 1896 Citizenship Application, Dawes Commission
    I13     Index to Five Civilized Tribes, 1896-1907
    M1186   Enrollment Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
    M1301   Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the
            Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
    7RA181  Records Relating to Choctaw-Chickasaw Townsites-Letters 
            Sent by Chickasaw Commission, 1902-1904
    7RA53   Intruder Dockets and Indexes-Dawes, ca 1906-1915
    T529    Final Rolls of Five Civilized Tribes, 1907 (Dawes Rolls)
    7RA92   Report on Enrollment/Dawes Commission, 1909
    7RA32   Index to Orders for Removal of Restrictions, 
            Five Civilized Tribes.
    7RA98   U.S. Court Appeals of Rullings/Dawes Commission

    CHEROKEE items             Description

    M208    Records of the Cherokee Indian Agency in Tennessee, 1801-35
    A21     Register of Cherokees Who Wished to Remain in the East, 
            1817-1819 (Treaty of 1817)
    A22     Plots and Surveys of Cherokee Reservations, 1817-1820
    A23     Cherokee Emigrants, 1817-1838 and Muster Rolls
    A18     Records of the First Board of Cherokee Commissioners; 
            Property Valuation, 1835-1839 (Tennessee & Georgia)
    T496    Cherokee Indians Index & Census, 1835 ("Henderson Roll")
    A17     Decisions on Cherokee Spoilation Claims, 1838
    A19     Records of the 4th Board of Cherokee Commissioner
            Minutes, 1846-1847
    7RA6    Eastern Cherokee Rolls, 1848-52 ("Mullay & Siler Rolls")
    7RA29   1867 Census Roll of Eastern Cherokees
    7RA4    Cherokee Census, 1867 ("Thompkins Rolls")
    7RA51   Alphabetical Index to Cherokee Freedmen, 1867-1897
    7RA73   Cherokee Delaware Census, 1867 and an 1893 Copy of a List 
            of Delawares incorporated into the Cherokee Nation in 1867
    7RA7    Cherokee Census, 1880
    7RA33   Cherokee PpPayroll, 1880 ("Lipe Roll")
    7RA25   Cherokee Citizenship Docket Books, 1880-1889
    7RA90/91  Register of Cherokee Students, 1881-1882
    7RA29   Cherokee Census, 1883
    7RA56   Cherokee Census, 1883 (1887 copy missing Sequoyah District)
    7RA57   Cherokee Payment Roll, 1883
    7RA58   Cherokee Census, 1886
    7RA72   Persons Rejected/Cherokee Citizenship, 1887-1889
    7RA59   Cherokee Payment Roll, 1890
    7RA60   1897 Copy of Cherokee Payment Roll of 1890
    7RA8    Cherokee Census, 1890 (no index)
    7RA54   Cherokee Census, 1893 (includes Delawares, Shawnees, 
            and Freedmen
    7RA55   Cherokee Census of Intruders, 1893
    7RA38   Payroll by Right of Cherokee Blood, Going Snake District, 
            1894 ("Starr Roll")
    T985    Old Settler Cherokee Census/Payment Index, 1895-96
    7RA34   Cherokee Old Settlers Payment Roll, 1896
    7RA19   Cherokee Census, 1896
    A32     Cherokee Freedmen Payment Roll, 1896
    7RA71   Index to Cherokee Roll of1896, not including Freedmen
    7RA80   Payroll of Destitute Cherokees, 1902, and Payroll of 
            Intermarried Whites, 1910
    M1104   Eastern Cherokee Applications (US Court of Claims) 1906-09
    7RA24   Index to Cherokee Rejected Cards, ca 1907
    7RA28   Index to Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the 
            Cherokee Tribes of Indian Territory, ca 1907
    M685    Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Records, 1908-10 ("Guion-Miller 
            Roll") [includes Drennen Roll of Emmigrant Cherokee and 
            Index, and an Index to the Siler Roll, m/f roll 12]
    7RA82   Cherokee Index and Equalization Roll, 1910
    A20     Copybook of Special Agent Charles L. Davis, North Carolina 
            Cherokee Indian Records, 1910-1911
    7RA81   Cherokee Index and Payroll, 1912
    A42     Muster Roll of Cherokee Indians to Emmigrate west of the 
            Mississippi.
    A35     Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, 
            ("Baker Roll")

       This completes the listing for Cherokee as of Feb, 1996. Phillip 
    Lothyan, the Director for past 20 yr, reports that more is expected 
    in the near future. He also reports major System changes for 1997.

         Phillip Lothyan, Director
         Federal Archives, Seattle Br.  (ph. 206 526-6507)
         6125 Sand Point Way NE
         Seattle, WA 98115

    Seattle Puplic Library item:

    John:  Yes, the Seattle Public library owns the first 8 volumes of
    CHEROKEE BY BLOOD. The call no is R929.373/J764C  Darlene Hamilton

       Remember, this is what is at the Pacific NW Regional Archives, 
    and some of these, as well as other records, can be found at other 
    branches, or through the LDS FHC branches. Check for them there.

       Other Seattle Archive branch holdings include:

    CHICKASAW
    A36     1847 Chickasaw Census Roll and 1837-39 Muster Rolls
    7RA21   Records of the Five Civilized Tribes, Chickasaw Rolls 
            ca 1898-1910

    CHOCTAW
    A39     1831 Choctaw/Armstrong Roll
    A40     Index to Choctaw Emigrants, 1838-55; Register of Choctaw 
            Indians, Eastern Choctaw Census 1856
    7RA2    Index to Census Roll of the Choctaw Nation, 1896
    7RA116  Records Relating to the Identification of the Mississippi 
            Choctaws, 1899-1904
    7RA147  Index of Choctaw "R" Cards, ca 1907
    7RA90/91  Choctaw Payment Roll and Index, 1911
    7RA93   1916 Choctaw $300 Payment Roll and Index.
    A37/38  Alphabetical List of Choctaw Reserves, n.d.

    CREEK
    T275    Creek Indians Census, 1832
    7RA5    Dunn Rolls of 1867 and 1869, Citizens and Freedmen of the 
            Creek Nation
    7RA46   1890 Creek Payroll
    7RA69   1896 Creek Roll (Colbert Roll)
    A43/44  Loyal Creek Payroll, 1903
    A41     Creek Orphans and List of Payments to be Made.

    SEMINOLE
    7RA20   Records of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, 
            Seminole Rolls and Allotment Schedules, ca 1907

    INDIAN SCHOOLS
    P2008   Chemawa Register of Pupils Admitted, 1880-1927
    P2263   Chemawa Student Index/Class Rolls, 1885-1921
    7RA87   Records of Chilocco Indian School, 1904-26

    COEUR D'ALENE  1 item

    COLVILLE  1 item

    DELAWARE
    A45     Registry of Delaware Indians, Patent Lists, Appraisement 
            and Schedule of Payments, 1867-1874
    7RA26   Delaware Indians Payroll, 1896 and 1904

    FLATHEAD
    M1350   Enrollment Records of Flathead Indians, 1903-1908

    LEMHI (Shoshone/Bannock)
    I46     Register of Indian Families, Lemhi Agency, July 1, 1901; 
            Register of Indian Families, 1903 or 1904, 
            Records of Births and Deaths, 1910-1923

    MENOMINEE
    A46     Menominee Annuity and Enrollment Payment Rolls, 1849-1873

    MIAMI (Ohio)
    7RA78   Miami Agency Census Rolls, 1871-1959
    7RA150  Miami Indian Agency, Selected Lists, 1880-1936

    QUAPAW
    7RA36   Quapaw Competency Commission Reports, 1910-11

    QUINAULT  1 item

    SIOUX
    P2015   Sioux (Ft. Peck Agency) Census, 1881

    UTE
    A7/8    Selected Documents from Special Case Number 112 
            - Ute Commission, ca 1880-99
    WARM SPRINGS
    P2007   Warm Springs Agency Census, 1880-1882

      The above information comes from a hand-out ($.50 Donation), kept 
    at the Information Desk manned by Volunteers, many from the local 
    SEATTLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY  PO Box 75388  Seattle, WA 98125-0388

         If you are closer to Chicago than Fort Worth or Seattle, check 
    with them, to see what they might have.  Let them know that you are 
    interested in doing your research closer to home.

        There is always web browsing to find out what the archives have 
    by using the URL   http://www.nara.gov/nara/menus/genealog.html

    Happy to help anytime, John

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