Discovering Your Native American Heritage

Join us for a short program featuring keynote, Brenda Beyal, Navajo Educator and Coordinator of the Native American Curriculum Initiative, followed by a series of instructional workshops that combine family stories and oral traditions with modern record keeping and researching. Begin a meaningful journey of personal discovery and belonging through your Native American ancestral heritage with:

• Research stategies
• Records research
• Indian census rolls
• Native American registration rolls
• Tribal enrollment
• Blood quantum

Info: Join us for a special program featuring Keynote Speaker Brenda Beyal, Navajo educator and coordinator of the Native American Curriculum Initiative.
Remarks will focus on the journey of discovering who we are by connecting with our past, learning from our ancestors, and understanding the traditions and experiences that shape our families and identities.

Info: A brief look at U.S. Indian policies and how they impact Native American genealogical research.

Info: Learn how to document your connection to the Five Civilized Tribes using the Index to the Final Rolls of the U.S. Department of the Interior, along with other Native tribal rolls and indexes. Discover valuable resources to trace family connections and strengthen your ancestral research.

Info: Learn about blood quantum requirements, tribal enrollment, and resources available through tribal websites.

Info: Light refreshments and conversation with demonstrations and tours in the FamilySearch Center.

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Seneca MD FamilySearch Center, 18900 Kingsview Rd, Germantown, United States

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