RESOURCES FOR 
NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH

SUGGESTED RESOURCES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH:

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• Dawes Records: Dawes Records: 1896 Applications | National Archives

• Bureau of Indian Affairs: www.bia.gov

• U.S. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940: ancestry.com (paid subscription)

• Access Genealogy: Native American History and Genealogy | Access Genealogy

• A guide to Tracing American Indian Ancestry:
Tracing American Indian and Alaska Native Ancestry | Indian Affairs (bia.gov)

• The Yale Indian Papers project: The New England Indian Papers Series | Yale University Library

• The Native Northeast Portal: www.nativenortheastportal.com

 

SUGGESTED READING:

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“Savage Kin: Indigenous Informants and American Anthropologists” by Margaret M. Bruchac

“First and Lasting: Writing Indians out of Existence in New England” By Jean M. O/’Brien