The Dawes Rolls, created between 1896 and 1907 when Oklahoma became a state, only contain the names of members of the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes” (Cherokee (which included some Delaware), Choctaw, Creek/Muskogee, Chickasaw, and Seminole) who met the requirements of their tribe to be eligible for an allotment of tribal lands at statehood. They all had to be living in Indian Territory before 1896 to be eligible. The Dawes does not include information on members of other tribes in Indian Territory, or members of the five tribes who lived in other locations. It is not a census or comprehensive roll of Indians.