Deana: I agree with you that if an person who was interviewed by the Commission could not prove full Choctaw, their enrollment application was denied. I further believe that if the person did not know whether their parent(s), ancestors, etc. signed the Dancing Rabbit Treaty (Article 14), their enrollment application was also denied. I came to these conclusions from reading my great grandfather's, great great grandmother's, great great great grandmother's and other relatives' enrollment case files (MCR #s). Interestingly, they came to the interview with an attorney. The attorney asked to submit proof that they were Choctaw. However, none of the attorney's papers were included in the record and their applications were denied. Lori Lori
Thank you for explaining the MCR #s I have found some of my family I think with a MCR# I did not know what they were. Skydancer ----- Original Message ----- From: Lori0602h@aol.com To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions Deana: I agree with you that if an person who was interviewed by the Commission could not prove full Choctaw, their enrollment application was denied. I further believe that if the person did not know whether their parent(s), ancestors, etc. signed the Dancing Rabbit Treaty (Article 14), their enrollment application was also denied. I came to these conclusions from reading my great grandfather's, great great grandmother's, great great great grandmother's and other relatives' enrollment case files (MCR #s). Interestingly, they came to the interview with an attorney. The attorney asked to submit proof that they were Choctaw. However, none of the attorney's papers were included in the record and their applications were denied. Lori Lori ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com
Keep in mind also what the "Dawes roll" is. It is simply a list of those who received land allotments in Indian Territory from the Dawes Act of 1887. Many Choctaws (and others) refused to move to Oklahoma, prefering to stay in their homeland. Many were rejected because they did not comply with the residency requirement- you had to live on the land in order to be given your land allotment. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lori0602h@aol.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] MS Choctaw questions > Deana: > > I agree with you that if an person who was interviewed by the Commission > could not prove full Choctaw, their enrollment application was denied. I > further believe that if the person did not know whether their parent(s), > ancestors, etc. signed the Dancing Rabbit Treaty (Article 14), their > enrollment application was also denied. > > I came to these conclusions from reading my great grandfather's, great great > grandmother's, great great great grandmother's and other relatives' > enrollment case files (MCR #s). Interestingly, they came to the interview > with an attorney. The attorney asked to submit proof that they were Choctaw. > However, none of the attorney's papers were included in the record and their > applications were denied. > > Lori > > Lori > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com >