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Capturing Native ancestors in photos

This photo is identified as “Light Horsemen Guarding the Cherokee Outlet Payment At Fort Gibson, Indian Territory. Photo By Macurdy Photo Co., Lehigh, Indian Territory.” The Lighthorse were early Indian law enforcement officers who answered to the tribal authorities. While we are all familiar with the portraits of Native Americans taken…

by Jason TerrellApril 13, 2018July 26, 2022
Categories Culture

What’s in a name? Plenty.

Tracking the migration of names through marriage and adoption is a common challenge faced by all family historians. Locating and understanding the names of Native…

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018
Categories Genealogy, History, Research

The Native American Censuses

One of the go-to tools for the genealogist/family historian is the population census.  The U.S. Federal Census is the first tool I reach for when…

April 12, 2018August 4, 2023
Categories Research

Are you using your GPS?

Everyone is familiar with the multitude of devices equipped with a Global Positioning System. The Global Positioning System helps keep us on course and avoid…

April 2, 2018April 7, 2018
Categories Research

Your Native ancestors in newspapers

Newspapers have played an important role in documenting and shaping this nation since the time of the Revolutionary War. For many generations, the newspaper was…

March 31, 2018April 10, 2018
Categories Genealogy, Resources

Interview: Using DNA to determine Native ancestry

There are a number of problems with using DNA as the sole means of trying to identify Native American ancestry. While one certainly wouldn’t know…

March 31, 2018August 4, 2023
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Knowing the “where” of your ancestors

When I give presentations on researching Native American ancestry, there are three ‘w’s that I list as being key to an accurate search. The second…

March 30, 2018March 31, 2018
Categories History

Demystifying the Dawes Roll

Of the sources and resources that exist for exploring Native American history and genealogy, perhaps none is so quoted and yet so misunderstood as the…

March 29, 2018May 12, 2019

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