Preserve your family's Cherokee heritage.
Looking to trace your Cherokee roots or apply for tribal citizenship? The Cherokee Registry is here to help, offering cost-effective membership options that could save you thousands compared to hiring a genealogist. Our memberships provide assistance in uncovering your family history, securing deserved benefits, and preserving your legacy. We also offer documentation support for eligibility and include signature-ready tribal citizenship applications at no extra cost.
Our research team is experienced in solving genealogical problems. Each is a member of a federally recognized Cherokee tribe. We understand that you may have little more than a family story. We will work with you in a patient and considerate manner to accurately research and carefully document your possible connections utilizing Cherokee resources. These include tribal rolls, census data, slavery records, land allotments, treaty payments, missionary journals, and military records. This process of analyzing these records can solve genealogical mysteries and overcome roadblocks.
There are many people who can document their family history back to Cherokee ancestors, yet are not currently eligible for tribal citizenship. Their ancestors may have been omitted from a particular roll as a result of decisions they made about marriage, or a safe place to live. We offer the only recognition process for descendants of individuals who separated from the tribe, or disappeared from later rolls.
Descendants of the historic Cherokee Nation will receive a Certificate of Cherokee Heritage.
Provides you with copies of letters, journals, and more from archives, our database, and private collections.
We restore old, torn, cracked, and water damaged, photos free of charge for our members.
Stories of your family's collective memory can be shared as an impressive interactive text.
Ancestors in family stories can be matched by Ai with persons in stories from other members who's ancestor shared that same event.
Add your family stories to a private or community timeline where they're matched to Cherokee history.
A signature-ready tribal membership application with documentation is prepared and delivered to you.
Tell your story to future generations the way you want to present it, and at the time of your choosing.
Enjoy the full benefits of membership. Choose an option below that meets your needs, from a basic membership with certificate, to research and tribal enrollment assistance from recognized members of the Cherokee Nation. Choose one of our comprehensive options to immortalize your epic family history!
* You may be eligible for one or more of the following certificates:
Cherokee Heritage - requires a biological ancestor on at least one of the Cherokee rolls.
Cherokee Legacy Connection: For individuals whose ancestors' stories weave seamlessly into the historical fabric of the Cherokee nation. This includes descendants of white spouses who intermarried after November 1, 1875 and were later removed from the rolls.
Cherokee Chronicles Commendation: Celebrating individuals whose family narratives add to the ongoing story and understanding of Cherokee history. This includes descendants of certain soldiers, Moravian missionairies, and others.
Cherokee Narratives Recognition: For individuals whose family histories serve as guides, navigating us through the intricate and fascinating narratives of Cherokee culture and history. This includes descendants of Evan Jones and others.
** A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) is an official U.S. document issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) after the applicant provides a completed genealogy with supporting legal documents. It is meant to serve as proof of an individual’s total blood degree from all tribes in the filer’s ancestry. A CDIB does not automatically establish membership in a tribe. Tribal membership is determined by tribal laws and applied for separately.
NOTE: The Cherokee Nation has no blood quantum requirement for citizenship in the tribe.
