Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Guide to Citizen Potawatomi ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.



Tribal Headquarters
Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 S. Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, OK 74801 Phone: 405-275-3121 Website

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Population: 1984: Enrollment 11,088

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Land Records
Tribally owned land: 261.34 acres. Allotted land: 3,769.46 acres

Websites

 * Citizen Potawatomi Nation Official Website
 * Citizen Potawatomi Nation Wikipedia
 * Constitution of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation

For Further Reading
For background information to help find Native American ancestors see For Further Reading.