Absentee-Shawnee Tribe

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The Absentee-Shawnee Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma.

Tribal Headquarters
Absentee Shawnee Tribe 2025 South Gordon Cooper Shawnee, OK 74801 Phone: 405-275-4030 Website

History
1984: Tribal enrollment 2,297

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a brief history of the Absentee Shawnee tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe in 1904.

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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: 89.25 acres Allotted land 12,119.49 acres

Important Websites

 * Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Official Website
 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
 * Wikipedia article about the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe

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