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Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee Enrollment Information

Criteria for Enrollment, Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee

Enrollment in the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee is limited to those people who can positively trace their ancestry back to one of the many US Government Cherokee Indian Rolls. Documentation to that ancestor must be complete, by providing birth and death records of all your ancestors back to that individual. These records are available through the Dept. of Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Records, in the State in which you reside or the state of birth or death of your ancestors. The actual roll number assigned to your Cherokee ancestor must be included along with the name of the roll from which it was taken. Remember, application numbers are NOT roll numbers. The actual application where a roll number was assigned may be had by applying for the application submitted by your Cherokee ancestor.  Look below for a complete list of recommended Genealogists.

To quote our brothers from the Cherokee Nation, many people may have Cherokee ancestors, but if your ancestor was not included on one of the many Cherokee rolls for whatever reason they chose, then they basically gave up their citizenship in the Cherokee nation. If that is your case, then you will have to accept their decision. The Cherokee rolls are the primary method we use as your acceptance for enrollment.

Applications for membership to the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee are handled by the tribe's Office of Enrollment at the address shown below. You may request the enrollment packet by email or if requesting an enrollment packet by postal service, please include a $2 money order to cover the costs of mailing the packet to you. Once you have completed your membership application and family research, please mail the information packet along with a $12.00 money order directly to our Office of Enrollment. Unfortunately, this fee is not refundable. Applications sent to our general offices may experience a delay in processing.

We do not do genealogy traces or lookups; you must do your own or have a certified genealogist do it for you. Those using self described “Indian Names“ will be discarded without review. Enrollment may take as much as two months; all of our staff members are volunteers. Some of the rolls are listed on the Internet. You need to be careful, as some of them are only an index of the Rolls and have only Application numbers.

The Southeast Regional Archives are located in Morrow, GA.
Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee

How to contact us:

OFFICIAL TRIBAL ADDRESS:

Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee
Dr. Lamar Sneed, Director
P.O. Box 1915
Cumming, Georgia 30028
Contact: GTECI@aol.com

OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT :
Barbara A. Walker, Director of Enrollment
2214 Hwy 52 East
Ellijay, GA. 30536-4501
email: barbar@ellijay.com 

The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee recommends the following Indian Genealogists to assist you in meeting the requirements for enrollment into the Tribe.

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Mrs. Jerry McLemore (Fee Required)
601 W. 20th ST., South
Claremore, OK 74017

Cherokee Family Research Center (Fee required)
Cherokee Heritage Center
PO Box 515
Tahlequah, OK 74465
918-456-6007 ( Toll Free 1-888-999-6007
http://www.cherokeeheritage.org/Default.aspx?tabid=293 

Indian Territory Genelogical/History Society
(Fee required )
c/o John Vaughn Library, NSU
Tahlequah, OK 74464

The Eastern Band of Cherokee
Qualla Boundary
PO Box 455
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-4771

Bob Blankenship (Fee required)
Cherokee, N.C
Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Cherokee Names & Facts
P.O. Box 525,
Cherokee, NC 28719
PH: 828-497-9709
Full Research, (hard copiesof all rolls).......$100.00
Dawes Applications (with census card).......$25.00
Guion Miller Application............................$25.00
We accept personal checks, Mastercard and Visa.
http://www.cherokeeobserver.org/1998/feb/rolls/html

Mr. James P. Myers, Jr.
PO Box 682
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-5662
Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The Cherokee Qualla Public Library
Acquoni Rd.
Cherokee, NC 28719
This service is free and must be conducted on site.
The staff will provide limited assistance.

We suggest another web site loaded with information: http://www.nativeweb.org.

While we understand and appreciate the desire of many, many people to conduct genealogy research, the Georgia tribe of Eastern Cherokee simply doesn't have the resources to provide extensive research on an individual.

Please be advised that the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee is in no way affiliated with the web site: GACHER.com, purporting to be Indian genealogist. Nor are they members of the Tribe.

You may always do your own research, but remember the burden of proof is on you. Most of the Cherokee Indian rolls are listed on the web. You must however, through birth and death records show your connection to the individual under which you claim.

Remember, when writing a researcher, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Do not send money until you have made an arrangement concerning fees. Make your check or money order payable to your researcher, not the Cherokee Nation in OK or NC.

Additional Helpful Links & Information
Official United States Government Cherokee Rolls
The Cherokee rolls may be searched the National Archives location nearest you (for instance at Morrow, Ga.). Also many university libraries and historical societies have copies. Finally, some rolls have been transcribed and posted on the Internet. The Guion Miller index is now online at the government's Archival Research Catalog (ARC, replacing NAIL). Try the list at Tennessee GenWeb. There is also a wealth of information, including Cherokee bibliographies and links to get you started at Panther's Lodge Native Circle. There are many, many places to look. Visit The USGenWeb Project where you will find links to the Project's individual State pages. The State sites are the jumping off points to get started on your research. Comanche Lodge even offers free lookups.

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