An Act
ACT RELATING TO
Legislative Act 6- 92
Title
THE PROCESS OF ENROLLING AS A MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION
Section 1.
Title: The Cherokee Nation Membership Act
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this code is to establish the policies and procedures governing the issuance of tribal membership.
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Section 3. Legislative History
The Cherokee Nation Constitution provides for the membership requirements under Article III. This code shall supersede the guidelines approved by Tribal Council Resolution 121-88 adopted March 12, 1988.
Section 4. Definitions
(a) Adopted Person means a person whose biological parents' parental rights have been given to others to exercise by court order.
(b) Applicant means a person submitting an application for enrollment in the Cherokee Nation.
(c) Base Roll. means a specific list of individuals used for determining tribal membership. One must prove back directly to an individual who is listed by blood on a base roll. The base roll as used herein means those final rolls otherwise known as the Dawes Commission Rolls or the Final Rolls. The Final Rolls were closed in 1907. Those Final Rolls by blood used for membership purposes are (1) Cherokees by Blood, (2) Cherokee Minors by Blood, and (3) Delaware Cherokees.
(d) Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) is the official document issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) stating a person's degree of Indian blood. The CDIB is an acceptable document used to meet the necessary evidence requirements. The CDIB is not an enrollment/membership document.
(e) Cherokee Register means the current membership roll of the Nation and is maintained by the Registrar.
(f) Direct Ancestors means those persons who are the biological parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., through whom enrollment rights are claimed. Collateral relations such as brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, etc, are not direct ancestors.
(g) Enrollment means the pro...
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