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Applications for Enrollment of Seminole Newborn Act Of 1905 by 
Black Indian Genealogy Research by 
Cherokee Citizenship Commission Dockets by 
Cherokee Descendants East Volume I by 
Cherokee Intermarried White 1906 Volume I by 
Choctaw by Blood Enrollment Cards 1898-1914 Volume XVIII by 
The Complete Seminole by 
Flandreau Papers Treasure Trove for Mixed Blood Dakota Indian Genealogy by 
The Founding Mothers of Mackinac Island by 
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Guide to sources of Indian genealogy by 
How to Research American Indian Blood Lines by 
The Indian Tribes of North America by 
IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas by Native American Genealogical Sourcebook by 
Native American Wills and Probate Records, 1911-1921 by 
North Carolina Eastern Cherokee Indian Census 1898-1899, 1904, 1906, 1909-1912 1914 by Notes, on the Settlement and Indian Wars, of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania, from the Year 1763 until the Year 1783 Inclusive by 
Osage Indian Bands and Clans by 
A Student's Guide to Native American Genealogy by 
Tracing Ancestors among the Five Civilized Tribes by 
Turtle Mountain Reservation Chippewa Indians 1932 Census by 
The Wampanoag Genealogical History of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts by Black Indian Genealogy Research by The Complete Seminole by 
DNA for Native American Genealogy by 
Finding Your Native American Ancestors by 
Guide to Naturalization Records in the United States by 
Native American Directory by 
Canadian-American journal of history & genealogy for Canadian, French & Metis study.Who's looking for whom in Native American ancestry.Contact the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room to view these collections and more. You can also search across the Library's Finding Aids to find collections that may pertain to your research.
Amos Kendall PapersHans Peter Kraus Collection of Spanish American DocumentsHenry Rowe Schoolcraft PapersHugh Lenox Scott PapersJesse W Griest PapersThe Library of Congress Geography and Map Division has custody of the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world. Visit their Reading Room and explore their Digital Collections to find maps pertaining to the locations where your ancestors lived.
Native American nations : [United States] by You may find your Native American ancestors mentioned in local community newspapers, as well as in special tribal newspapers. Below are selected resources to help you brainstorm about the types of materials that you may find. Learn more by consulting with subject specialists in the Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room and exploring the newspapers and tools in our Digital Collections.
Native American Newspapers: Studying the History through the Eyes of the Community by 
American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals, 1826-1924 by Miscellaneous newspapers and periodicals from American Indian tribes.Cherokee PhoenixIndian Country TodayNative American TimesThough many photographs in the Library of Congress Collections have been added to our Digital Collections, there are many more that have not. Contact or visit the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division to learn more about additional images of and by Native Americans.
The Native American Experience by 
Portraits of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska [graphic]
