Today, individuals of Cherokee ancestry fall into the following categories:
(1) Living persons who were listed on the final rolls of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (Dawes Commission Rolls) that were approved and descendants of these persons. These final rolls were closed in 1907.
(2) Individuals enrolled as members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and their descendants who are eligible for enrollment with the Band.
(3) Persons on the list of members identified by a resolution dated April 19, 1949, and certified by the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency and their descendants who are eligible for enrollment with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indian of Oklahoma.
(4) All other persons of Cherokee Indian ancestry.
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Category 4.
Information about Indian ancestry of individuals in this category of Cherokees is more difficult to locate. This is primarily because the federal government has never maintained a list of all the persons of Cherokee Indian descent, indicating their tribal affiliation, degree of Indian blood or other data. In order to establish Cherokee ancestry you should use the same methods prescribed in "Indian Ancestry" and "Genealogical Research" material. (Reference directories " INDIAN ANCESTRY" and " GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH")
in North Carolina are the largest. The Oklahoma tribe only requires that you have an ancestor on the Dawes rolls (a census from the early 1900’s) but there is no blood percentage required. The Eastern band requires an ancestor on the Baker roll of 1924 and additionally one sixteenth Eastern Cherokee blood. There is another federally recognized group known as the United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokee Indians. They use the same Dawes roll requirements as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, but also require one fourth “Keetoowah Cherokee Blood”.
There are also state recognized tribes such as the Georgia Tribe of the Eastern Cherokee. This particular tribe requires applicants to have an ancestor on “one of the many US Government Cherokee Indian Rolls”. Even if you are not able to become a member of a Cherokee tribe doesn’t mean you are not Cherokee. It simply means your ancestors may have avoided being included on those government rolls. In that case you can complete the “Declaration of Cherokee Heritage”on this site and receive a Cherokee Documentation Number (CDN) that references your claim
any ways....here is the link to the site that gives you all the info:
Cherokee Registry - Tribal Enrollment Eligibility
