Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Ordinance No.14

Ordinance No.14 
Procedures Governing Enrollment 
Section 2 Eligibility For Enrollment 
A. Original Members. All persons of Indian blood whose names appear on the official census roll of the Blackfeet Tribe as of January 1, 1935. 
B. Descendants. All children born prior to August 30, 1962 to any blood member of the Blackfeet Tribe maintaining a legal residence* within the territory of the reservation at the time of such birth. (*”Legal Residence” defined in Resolution 72-56, enacted October 22, 1956, as follows: That for the purposes of enrollment under Section 1(b) of the Constitution and By-laws of the Blackfeet Tribe, all blood members of the Blackfeet Tribe shall be considered legal residents of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation if they are away from the reservation for reasons of health, education, employment, or induction into military services of this country).
(See Resolution No.72-56, Dated October 22, 1956, Attached Hereto As Attachment #1).
C. Descendants. All children having one-fourth (1/4) degree of Blackfeet Indian blood or more born after August 30, 1962 to any blood member of the Blackfeet Tribe.
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