American indian
(Also known as Miscellaneous Muster Rolls, Entry 301) Muster Rolls Concerning Indian Removal, 1832-1846 (Also known as Census Concerning Choctaw Removal) Sample Register of Cherokee Indians who have Emigrated to the West Please note, these records have not yet been digitized.
These rolls were created as a result of allotments, legislation, removals, treaties, and other activities.
#American indian series
As Native nations take on the challenges presented by the American Rescue Plan Act, the Ash Center’s Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development is hosting a series designed to assist tribes, to help tribes learn from each other and from a wide array of guest experts. It’s a legal term that refers to areas in which tribal courts may have jurisdiction.The BIA gathered, collected, and/or created numerous rolls involving American Indians to identify members of various tribes and bands, including Freedmen. Native American news, information and entertainment. 27, 2004: This piece originally suggested that President Bush goofed when he said, “The sun is rising on Indian Country.” Although “Indian” is an unpopular term, and Bush did use it questionably at other points in his speech, the phrase “Indian Country” is widely used. Perhaps the biggest goof is to drop the American from American Indian, as President Bush did at the ceremony while noting that “like many Indian dwellings, the new museum building faces east toward the rising sun.” * Native Americans/American Indians often dislike this simplest of monikers, as it can lead to confusion about whether a person is a tribal member or an émigré from the Indian subcontinent.Įxplainer thanks Amy Drapeau of the National Museum of the American Indian.Ĭorrection, Sept. Scott Momaday, a member of the Kiowa tribe,” rather than, “N. It would be considered good form, for example, to refer to writer N.
Though either term works when referring to the general population, individuals often prefer to be identified according to their tribal affiliation.