Use the Dawes Rolls to trace your ancestry to one of the Five Tribes. The Five Tribes include Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole tribes. In general, the Dawes Rolls list individuals who lived with their tribe in Indian Territory, who chose to apply, and were approved by the Dawes Commission.

The Dawes Rolls, also known as the "Final Rolls", are the lists of individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the "Five Civilized Tribes": Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. (It does not include those whose applications were stricken, rejected or judged as doubtful.)

The final membership rolls were compiled from accepted applications. These final records, commonly referred to as the “Dawes Rolls,” can be found in the U.S., Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914. Some tribes use the Dawes Rolls as the basis for enrollment to this day.