Indigenous Peoples of the United States Genealogy

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Getting started with American Indian Research
Research when the tribe is known

How to determine the tribe

Did You Know?

 * American Indians served in every U.S. Military conflict
 * In 1902 the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) systemized surnames

States
Alaska, Alabama. Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Canada
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec

Research Tools
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Key Websites
FamilySearch https://familysearch.wiki.org

National Archives and Records Administrion (NARA) www.nara.gov

Bureau of Indian Affairs On-Line www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html

Native American Heritage Genealogy www.nativeamericanheritage.com

Ancestry www.ancestry.com

Access Genealogy www.accessgenealogy.com

RootsWeb  www.rootsweb.com

Indians of Canada www.inac.gc.ca

Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and museums (ATALM) www.atalm.org

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