American Indian Allotment Research Center

A Window to the Historic Reservation Allotment Era

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The Indian Reservation Allotment Era and Records Archives
A treasure trove of information for Indian families,genealogists, historians, and academicians was created during the allotment of lands to American Indians on reservations in the late 1800's and 1900's in western Oklahoma. The thousands of records that resulted in the process are now public and available to those looking for a tie to those allotments and are now available in the database prepared by the American Indian Allotment Research Center  (AIARC). The records are available for search for your family by our staff upon request.
Family Link to Allotments 
Most American Indians can trace their lineage directly to an allotment on a former reservation. Further, the inevitable mixing of cultures over the past 100 plus years with the Native Americans that were finally located in the Indian and Oklahoma territories and later in the state of Oklahoma has resulted in a large group of people that have roots in the allotments of those lands.
 
 
 

The Value of Allotment Information

  • Probate?
  • CDIB Documentation?
  • Family Relation Issues?
  • Indian Settlement Patterns?
  • Historical Questions?

An ancestor's allotment information could be the most single important nugget of information in answering questions about or settling issues related to the above items. 

 

What can I find in the AIARC Allotment Archives for Western Oklahoma Indian Tribes?

  • Allotment Number
  • English and Indian name on the Allotment
  • Age
  • Relation to head of family
  • Legal Description of Allotment
  • The Allotment recorded on a Township Map 

 

 

Added Possible Benefits--In most cases you also will be able to see on the same schedule or map many other allotments that were recorded along with your family's allotment. Many people participated in the allotment process at the same time in kinship or neighboring groups and the resultant records can provide clues to other keys for searching.

 
American Indian Allotment Research Center
Anadarko, OK 73005
 
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