Native American Genealogy Help?

answers1: You start with yourself and go back. <br>
Familysearch.org is free. Ancestry.com is not. <br>
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<a href="https://familysearch.org/"
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<a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_6848112_do-genealogy-beginners.html"
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<a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/"
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answers2: You were told right, you start with yourself and at home and
your family and all the records that they already have at home, they
are free, available and your best resource by far and can get you back
3-5 generations, which is a great foundation, a check list on here <a
href="http://familytimeline.webs.com/recordsinyourownhome.htm"
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also free FH software you can download on the links page, where there
is also some links which will help you........... but do your
foundation work first.................................
answers3: The process is the same for any other genealogical research: <br>
1) Interview your living relatives. <br>
2) Examine your own documents and those of relatives that will allow it. <br>
3) Learn about genealogical research, history, and documentation in
general, and that which may be specific to your ancestors. <br>
4) Organizing your data and developing a storage system. Software is
available. <br>
5) Research one document at a time, one person at a time, one
generation at a time. <br>
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Resources specific to Native American ancestry will help in Steps 3
and 5. A few links worth exploring: <br>
<a href="http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/text/idc-002619.pdf"
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<a href="http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indian_genealogy.htm"
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<a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/"
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answers4: Start with yourself, and go back one generation at a time
collecting birth, death and marriage information as well as parents
names. The census can assist but it not considered a primary as it is
well known that many errors were made when the census was collected.
The Indian Census might be of help, but you really need to know the
tribe to be able to trace your ancestors. It has become very popular
to have a family story that involved a Native American ancestor, don't
be to disappointed if you either cannot make a connection or find out
there is none.