A set of “Rolls” named for this man grouped people with mixed Native American and African American ancestry into the category of “Freedmen,” as opposed to “by blood.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this senator from Massachusetts who sponsored an act that was replaced by the Curtis Act. He led a commission whose rolls are still used as the basis for membership in the “Five Civilized Tribes.”
ANSWER: Henry Dawes [or Henry Laurens Dawes; accept Dawes Act or Dawes Commission or Dawes Rolls]
[10e] The Oklahoma “Nation” of this tribe, one of the “Five Civilized Tribes,” began enrolling people who could trace their descent to Freedmen on the Dawes Roll. Sequoyah developed a syllabary for this tribe.
ANSWER: Cherokee [or Tsalagi; or Anigiduwagi; accept Cherokee Nation]
[10h] An Oklahoma Cherokee band named for this town supplements the Dawes Rolls with a 1/4 blood quantum requirement. This “mother town” is traditionally considered the place of origin of the Cherokee people.
ANSWER: Kituwah [accept United Keetoowah Band]
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