Confirm your eligibility, then anchor your genealogy.
Review who the Trust serves, then submit your completed lineage to the Decentralized Blockchain Ancestry Registry.
The Southeastern Woodlands.
Eligibility is rooted in the ancestral homelands of the Woodland Mississippian peoples — a vast cultural region spanning the Southeastern Woodlands, from the Atlantic coast across the Gulf and up the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee river valleys.
Eligibility Criteria
- You are an Urban Indian not affiliated with any federal or state-recognized tribe.
- You possess confirmed Woodland Mississippian ancestry or Modern Freedmen lineage.
- You have completed genealogical research (censuses, lineage charts, family trees).
- You seek institutional recognition, permanence, and independent economic sovereignty.
The Modern Freedmen Bureau
A dedicated institutional pathway for Modern Freedmen heritage preservation, lineage anchoring, and institutional recognition. The Bureau acts as an independent, technologically advanced registry and socio-economic anchor for descendants who possess verified ancestry but stand outside federal or state tribal frameworks.
Independent Economic Sovereignty · Lineage Anchoring · Institutional Recognition
Submit your lineageThe living material culture of the Southeastern Woodlands.
Men's and women's regalia — beadwork, ribbonwork, woven sashes, shell gorgets, and feathered adornment — carry the artistry and identity of the Southeastern Woodlands peoples across generations.
Bridging the gap for independent descendants
Search your heritage with our partner
If you have not yet completed your genealogical research, our trusted partner Find Ya Tribe can help you search your lineages, trace your ancestry, and gather the documentation needed to establish eligibility with the Trust.
Visit findyatribe.org