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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 788a. Disposition of judgment funds; preparation of Indian roll; eligibility
The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a roll of all persons
who meet the following requirements: (a) they were born on or prior
to and were living on September 21, 1968; (b) their names or the
names of lineal ancestors appear on any of the documents identified
herein or on any available census rolls or other records acceptable
to the Secretary, which identify the person as a Creek Indian,
including ancient documents or records of the United States located
in the National Archives, State or county records in the archives
of the several States or counties therein or in the courthouses
thereof, and other records that would be admissible as evidence in
an action to determine Indian lineage:
(1) The Final Rolls of Creeks by Blood which were closed as of
March 4, 1907;
(2) Claims of Friendly Creeks paid under the Act of March 3,
1817 (H.R. Doc. 200, 20:1, 1828);
(3) Census of the Creek Nation, 1833, made pursuant to article
2 of the treaty concluded March 24, 1832 (Senate Doc. 512, 1835,
Emigration Correspondence, 1831-1833, pages 239-395);
(4) Land Location Registers of Creek Indian Lands, made
pursuant to the Treaty of March 24, 1832;
(5) Any emigration or muster rolls of Creek Indians;
(6) Any lists of self-emigrant Creek claimants (including those
contained in Senate Ex. Doc. 198, 50:1, 1888, and H.R. Ex. Doc.
238, 51:2, 1891).
Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Area Director of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, Oklahoma, in the manner and
within the time limits prescribed for that purpose. The
determination of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of an
applicant shall be final.
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