Resolution No. 18-20 — Membership

WHEREAS, The Stockbridge-Munsee Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe governed by the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council pursuant to authority vested in the Council by a Constitution approved in November 1937, as amended;

WHEREAS, The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council has the authority under Article III, Section 4, of its Constitution, and its inherent rights as a sovereign nation, to adopt ordinances that address the adoption of new members into the Community subject to the approval of the Secretary of Interior; and

WHEREAS, The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council wishes to establish a new approach for calculating Blood Quantum, using a baseline of the January 1, 1940 Indian Census Roll of Stockbridge-Munsee Indians, when adopting of new members into the Community, as well as clarifying the enrollment process used to adopt new Members and making other administrative updates.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council hereby adopts amendments to Chapter 44 that make the following changes:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the amended ordinance shall be forwarded to the Secretary of Interior for approval consistent with Article III, Section 4 of the Tribe's Constitution.