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(See also Tracing Your Native Roots.)
How to Use This Web Page
This web
page provides links to information about tribal enrollment. If this
guide has been mailed to you, use the web site address printed at the
bottom of the page to access the guide on the Internet. If you do not
have access to the Internet at home, contact your local libraries and
ask if they provide Internet access.
The web
sites highlighted below have more to offer than what is specifically
mentioned. Therefore, you may wish to explore other resources from
these web sites. Likewise, other resources may exist about tribal enrollment.
The National Indian Law Library invites your comments about this web
page. If you think an additional site should be linked, please let
the library know. You can send an Email (file:///Q:/htdocs/contact/library.htm), call (303-447-8760) or write.
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Enrollment Resources
Guide to Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry
http://www.doi.gov/bia/docs/TracingIndianAncestry508Compliant.pdf
This guide by the Department of the Interior provides a general overview of questions related to genealogical research and tribal enrollment. It will answer basic questions you may have on these topics.
Tribal Requirements
Indian tribes are sovereign and set their own rules regarding tribal enrollment
and membership. In order to find out what requirements
your tribe has, contact the tribe's main office
or tribal enrollment office. Tribal office contact
information can be found at the "Directories"
section of this web site (http://www.narf.org/nill/triballaw/directories.htm).
In addition, enrollment or membership requirements often can be found in
tribal constitutions or tribal codes. The National
Indian Law Library catalog has a large collection of tribal codes
and constitutions (http://www.narf.org/nill/catalog/catalog.htm). Please contact
us for more information.
Note: In the library
catalog's search screen, you can search for codes
and constitutions by typing part of the tribe's
name in the "Title or Title Words" field,
or "Indian Tribe" field, and typing
"Tribal Codes" or "Tribal Constitutions"
in the "Document Type" field.
Since
most tribes have blood quantum and/or lineage requirements, you may
need to trace your Indian roots by doing some
genealogy research.
Additional Resources
Enrollment in a Federally Recognized Tribe
http://www.doi.gov/enrollment.html
This web page from the U.S. Department of the Interior web site provides
a brief description of the tribal enrollment process.
See the department's main "Indian Ancestry" web page at
http://www.doi.gov/ancestry.html.
Understanding the History of Tribal Enrollment
http://www.airpi.org/pubs/enroll.html
This web site provides an article by the American Indian Policy Center
and Nora Livesay on the history of tribal enrollment. Other
resources on tribal enrollment are at http://www.airpi.org/pubs/index.html.
Enrollment Procedures and Recourse
http://thorpe.ou.edu/OILS/enroll.html
This article, one of several publications provided by Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (http://madison.law.ou.edu/OILS/), was written by Gregg L. Lewis, University of Oklahoma, Native American Studies student.
What is the Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood?
http://www.cherokee.org/Services/144/Page/default.aspx
This web page is a Q & A by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. For more information
about this card, contact the tribe you are affiliated
with or the Bureau
of Indian Affairs (http://www.doi.gov/bia/).
BIA Instructions to the Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood
http://www.doi.gov/bia/docs/CDIBapplication2008-2011.pdf
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