DNA Test to hopefully discover your Native American Ancestry.Visit my home page for the link to DNA research.http://www.delawareindians.com/index.htm
Fortunate Lenni Lenape who remained living on the Eastern U.S. when their tribe moved West eventually bought back land taken from them.
Delaware Tribe of Native Americans message to Ancestry researchers Lenape Hach Ki? - Are You A Lenape? The Delaware Tribal website was established several years ago, and since then we have had numerous e-mail inquiries about genealogy. Many are from people in the eastern part of the United States, but we do receive inquires from all over the country. Many of the messages say things like, I was told by my grandparents that our family always lived in the East and that we have Lenape blood. Would you look them up and see if I am part Lenape?
It would be nice if there was a master roll of everyone who has any degree of Lenape blood, but there is not. Our rolls here only go back in time to 1862 when our own ancestors, on their forced exodus from the East, were living in Kansas. In order to be enrolled on our tribal roll, your ancestors by blood must have been living in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1906, and enrolled on our official tribal base roll. This is a requirement set forth by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and follows THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 83 - PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING THAT AN AMERICAN INDIAN GROUP EXISTS AS AN INDIAN TRIBE.
We are sorry that we cannot be of help to many of you who might have Lenape blood, but there are no sources of which we are aware to look for your ancestors' names. We can only suggest you do regular genealogical research through the libraries and Federal Census records.
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American Indian Ancestors...from Ancestry Magazine archives.While the Internet should not be overlooked in American Indian research, nothing can compare to a visit to archives and libraries. With some perseverance and a little patience, you can unlock a vast cultural heritage.
The history and heritage of the native peoples who inhabited this continent are a fascinating and significant part of the North American story. Once you’ve narrowed your research target to a tribe or tribes , do some basic homework on tribal history.Begin searching archives and libraries.
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