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The following public information has been edited ["xxxxx" marks deleted names and addresses] for personal-privacy concerns. The complete unedited list is public record and available from the TDEC archivist. The following list, sight unseen, was unanimously approved as recognized at the 18 september 2004 Commission of Indian Affairs meeting in Knoxville, home of the largest number of "Recognized Individuals" on this list. | |
__________________________________________ | STATE LIST OF RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUALS | | AS INDIANS IN TENNESSEE ONLY | | (Not Necessarily Federally Recognized) | |________________________________________| xxxxxx Burleson [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37922 xxxxxx Street [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37922 xxxxxx Jackson [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Memphis, TN 38127 xxxxxx Martin [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] (deceased) Knoxville, TN 37919 xxxxxx Martin [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37919 xxxxxx Martin [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37919 xxxxxx Beitz [xxxx] Oak Ridge, TN 37830 xxxxxx Davenport [xxxx] Powell, TN 37830 xxxxxx Allen [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Memphis, TN 38117 xxxxxx Ijames [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Millington, TN 38053 xxxxxx Allen [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Memphis, TN 38117 xxxxxx Allen [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Memphis, TN 38117 --- Page 2 xxxxxx Hamblen [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Hamblen [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Clark [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Edwards Luke [xxxx] Greenbrier, TN 37073 xxxxxx Edwards Hulsey [xxxx] Greenbrier, TN 37073 xxxxxx Jones [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Vance [xxxx] (deceased) Joelton, TN 37080 xxxxxx Trotter [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Jones [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 --- Page 3 xxxxxx Horton [xxxx] Cottontown, TN 37048 xxxxxx Trotter [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Fugate [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37923 xxxxxx Coleman [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37211 xxxxxx Speed [xxxx] Clinton, TN 37717 xxxxxx Jenkins Speed [xxxx] Clinton, TN 37717 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Gaines [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Gaines [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 --- Page 4 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 xxxxxx Vance [xxxx] Joelton, TN 37080 xxxxxx Vance [xxxx] Joelton, TN 37080 xxxxxx Coleman [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37211 xxxxxx Fulce [xxxx] Darden, TN 38328 xxxxxx Estes [xxxx] Hendersonville, TN 37075 xxxxxx Ford [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Brogden [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37921 xxxxxx Taylor [xxxx] Greenbrier, TN 37073 xxxxxx Stokes [xxxx] Greenbrier, TN 37073 xxxxxx Edward [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 --- Page 5 xxxxxx Hulsey [xxxx] Springfield, TN 37172 xxxxxx Edwards [xxxx] Goodlettsville, TN 37072 xxxxxx Bush [xxxx] Greenbrier, TN 37073 xxxxxx Cox [xxxx] Clinton, TN 37716 xxxxxx Pokemire [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37921 xxxxxx Ford [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37924 xxxxxx Hensley [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37921 xxxxxx Butler [xxxx] Memphis, TN 38104 xxxxxx Page [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37013 xxxxxx Vines [xxxx] Newport, TN 37821 xxxxxx Speed [xxxx] Clinton, TN 37717 xxxxxx Davenport [xxxx] Powell, TN 37849 xxxxxx Davenport [xxxx] Powell, TN 37849 --- Page 6 xxxxxx Reed Swan [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37914 xxxxxx Drinner-Combs [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37918 xxxxxx Gambill [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37912 xxxxxx Davenport [xxxx] Powell, TN 37849 xxxxxx Newman [xxxx] Ashland, TN 37015 xxxxxx Tillman [xxxx] Ashland, TN 37015 xxxxxx Tillman [xxxx] Ashland, TN 37015 xxxxxx Newman [xxxx] Ashland, TN 37015 xxxxxx Newman [xxxx] Ashland, TN 37015 xxxxxx Newman [xxxx] Ashland, TN 37015 xxxxxx Barnes [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37218 xxxxxx Heath [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37209 xxxxxx Smith [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37922 --- Page 7 xxxxxx Johnson Harrison [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37207 xxxxxx Harrison [xxxx] Nashville, TN 37207 xxxxxx Martin [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37919 xxxxxx Martin [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37919 xxxxxx Fields [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37922 xxxxxx Fields [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37922 xxxxxx Fields [xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37922 xxxxxx Finchum [xxxx] Jefferson City, TN 37760 xxxxxx Finchum [xxxx] Jefferson City, TN 37760 xxxxxx McAsee [xxxx] Jefferson City, TN 37760 xxxxxx McAsee [xxxx] Jefferson City, TN 37760 xxxxxx McAsee [xxxx] Jefferson City, TN 37760 Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs ---------------------------- [ end of document/no more pages ] [ [xxxx] = address number deleted ] [ no date ] page 1: 12 names page 2: 13 names page 3: 13 names page 4: 13 names page 5: 13 names page 6: 13 names page 7: 12 names ---------------------------- 89 names total not on the list: Margaret Ann Baker Street [recognized September 29, 1990, Millington] evidence of recognition from three Commission meeting minutes: Meeting, September 29, 1990, Millington TN - 7 named individuals Meeting, February 6, 1991, Knoxville TN - 4 named individuals Meeting, February 22, 1992, Cookeville TN - 3 unnamed individuals ---------------------------- [ text of Tennessee Native American Indian individual recognition cards ] [ front ] |
[ top left: seal of the State of Tennessee ]
Certificate of
Indian Recognition
This is to certify that
_________________________________________
is a Native American Indian legally
recognized by the State of Tennessee.
Roll Number:________________
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[ back ]
State of Tennessee
Commission of Indian Affairs
The Native American individual shown on the face of
this card was approved for enrollment pursuant to
Chapter 0785-01, Recognition Criteria for Native
American Indians, effective August 17, 1990.
Any alteration or fraudulent use of this Certificate
renders it null and void. This card has a non-
reproducable [sic] background.
[ printed on plain blue cardstock with no background ]
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[ text of Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs Certificate of Indian Recognition ]
TENNESSEE COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Certificate of
INDIAN RECOGNITION
Date: _________________ Roll Number: _________________
To Whom It May Concern:
~This is to certify that~
_____________________________________________________________
is officially and legally recognized as a Native American Indian by the State of Tennessee.
The Native American Indian individual named on this certificate was enrolled with the
State of Tennessee pursuant to Chapter 0785-01, Recognition Criteria for
Native American Indians, effective August 17, 1990.
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[ comments: [ a total of 89 names ( 2 sheets of 12 names [pp 1 & 7] and 5 pages of 13 names). ] [ there are no numbers on these pages apart from street addresses and zip codes. xxxxxx Allen says s/he has card #11, but on this list is #9 and his/her child, xxxxxx Allen, is #11. xxxxxx Hicks says s/he has #084 & #085 but his/her name isn't listed among these 89. discrepancies between between the document's order of names and no numbers, coupled with supposedly missing names, indicate that this is not the master list. ] [ former Commissioners xxxxxx Martin (6), xxxxxx Allen (9) and xxxxxx Finchum (85), and former Executive Director xxxxxx Heape (76). ] [ apart from the Allen family, only two other Memphis names -- xxxxxx Jackson and xxxxxx Butler, and no names from southeast TN. ] [ the places with the most concentrations are Knoxville (19), Goodlettsville - suburb of Nashville (12), Mt. Juliet - suburb of Nashville (10), and Nashville and Ashland City, each with (6). if you add suburbs, then Nashville - 39, Knoxville - 26 ... 73% of "Recognized individuals" from those two metropolitan areas. - tpk/april2003 ] |
this public record and personal comments are provided as a public service by tom kunesh, Chattanooga TN,
who obtained this information in march 2003 from the Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs archives,
held by the TN Department of Environment and Conservation.
Commission-recognized organizations* (1990-1999)
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