Cite as: 11 CNCA § 13

A. Applications for tribal citizenship should be completed by the applicant. A sponsor may complete the application, if the person is legally incompetent or a minor child.

B. Requests for applications for tribal citizenship should be made to the Registrar.

C. If the Registrar determines that the person has failed to submit acceptable documentation to establish his or her identity as the tribal citizen named in the records or his or her relationship to an ancestor named in the records, the Registrar must deny the request. The denial must be in writing and mailed by certified mail. It must be received by the addressee only and a return receipt requested. The denial letter shall explain fully the reason(s) for rejecting the application and the right of appeal of the applicant.

Historical Data

LA 6–92, eff. September 12, 1992. Amended LA 20–05, eff. May 19, 2005.