The following website makes the Dawes rolls a little more clear.. http://www.dickshovel.com/cleansing.html B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monty Olsen" <mrolsen@cherokeetel.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 12:16 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Dawes > The Dawes enrollment is a little more than just a list of those who received lands. Those on the list became the legal Choctaws. Recognized by the US government as Choctaws. We all know that there were Chotaws who were not on the Dawes lists. They are just as Choctaw as those on the lists. However, the legal status was not and is not the same. > Monty Olsen > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > DON'T FORGET OUR ARCHIVES. Got a question? Looking for ancestor's name? Check our archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST > >