I am doing Indian Lookups today. I am JUST going to look at the rolls for various tribes for the names I have listed for various tribes. I will then bring these lists back and send you the names that appear on the rolls with those names. Indian ancestory is a HARD thing to lookup/research. Some people spend YEARS AND YEARS getting it done. The indian archives at the OK History Center is housed in its own room, most of the building's museum is dedicated to artifacts of various indian tribes. Many many things are housed in the original capitals of the different Indian Nations. If you THINK you have Indian blood at all, you will have to get DEEP into map work, history books and study of the tribes when you do this research. There is a mother lode of information, however, if you DO find your kin on the rolls, especially if you find them on a final roll. (government paperwork at its finest) There were many people who did not want to claim their Indian heritage. A lot of the people who migrated to Oklahoma, came here just after the civil war from the southern states. (that is why we tawk this way, yall, 'stead 'o like nuthern folk) This meant that the idea of being an Indian, to be frank, was to some, like being a negro. So you may NEVER find a link to a tribe EXCEPT in family oral history. Another thing that must be considered is the mores and customs of the various tribes. Indians did not have the concept of "land ownership". This is a totally white man idea. Land could not be OWNED. It could not be moved, it could not be carried about with you, it was just THERE. So, consequently, a lot of indians did not get on the LAND ALLOTMENT rolls. They never understood what the white man was talking about, it was like explaining red to a blind person. One last concept was the idea that the name is a sacred thing. This is an ancient concept, found in most religions, primitive and modern around the world. To many tribes, the name was not to be spoken after death. This would be akin to "using the name in vain" in the Christian religion. Having your name RECORDED on paper would mean having that name spoken after death, and some indian tribal members would not be placed on the rolls for this reason, OR did not give their Indian names, but took a Amerindian name. This Amerindian name may be the only time you see that ancestor's "name". On any piece of paper. Anyway that is my yammer on Indian tribes. Good luck to you all. Nalora