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Unearthing Legacies: A Guide to Tracing American Indian Ancestry by Penelope Green is the book for you if you have or think you may have Native American heritage. I have been interested in genealogy for over five decades, and for the past four, I have been trying to find information about my wife’s heritage, which is supposed to have Cherokee blood. This book shares where to look for hints and documents leading you to your elusive ancestors. Some topics discussed are the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Dawes Rolls, Blood Quantum Calculation, and Tribal Enrollment Records. Penelope talks about the complexities of tracing your roots and proving your indigenous heritage. I look forward to using the information I learned from this book as I had hit a dead-end. With these new directions, I may prove my wife’s and my children’s native heritage.
Penelope Green offers many avenues to travel in attempting to discover one’s indigenous heritage. Genealogy is a wonderful pastime, and Penelope’s book, Unearthing Legacies, is a welcomed addition to useful resources. This book is more of an atlas than GPS directions for Native American searches. Placing all the information on research facilities in one place is invaluable to genealogists. Penelope aims to help the reader navigate indigenous heritage research’s complex and uncharted territories. Reading this book will help you understand the importance of recording research and any oral history of Native Americans. I recommend this book to all novice genealogists who want to learn more about tracing Native American heritage. One issue Penelope helps clarify is that in the US Censuses, Native Americans not on a reservation are often classed as white. The tools taught in this book can help the researcher overcome this confusion.
