Tribal Enrollment (Membership)

Criteria for Membership: By Constitution Ratified Sept. 29, 1999:

ARTICLE 5
MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATION

SECTION 1. Membership
The following persons shall be eligible for membership in the Wyandotte Nation: PROVIDED, That such persons are United States citizens and not enrolled members of any other federally recognized tribe, nation, band, group or, community.

(a) All persons whose names appear on the official Census Roll of the Nation as of January 1, 1937;

(b) All issue by blood of a Wyandotte Nation tribal member listed in Section I(a), of this Article; and

(c) The degree of blood quantum of an individual proven to possess Wyandotte blood will not be a factor in determining Wyandotte membership.

SECTION 2. Membership by Council Vote
A person of Wyandotte Nation ancestry who does not meet the requirements of Section 1 of this Article may be accepted for membership by a majority vote of the Nation Council.

SECTION 3. Voluntarily Withdrawing Membership
Any adult member voluntarily withdrawing his or her membership from the Wyandotte Nation does so forever. For purposes of this Section, voluntarily withdrawing membership shall include persons who lose their United States citizenship or who enroll in any other federally recognized tribe, nation, band, group or community after becoming a member of the Nation.

SECTION 4. Rules Governing Membership
The Board of Directors will enact rules governing voluntary withdrawal of membership, termination of membership, the membership application process, provisions for appeal of denial of membership and adoptions.

SECTION 5. Council Decision on Membership
The Board of Directors shall provide in the rules governing membership that the Nation’s Council shall make final decision on the Nation’s membership. The decision of the Nation’s Council shall be final. There shall be no appeals.

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Membership Application Process:
New members are added one time a year during the Wyandotte Nation Annual Meeting.
1. Log into the Members Only area to download an application or contact the Wyandotte Nation Family Services Department.
2. The membership application must be completed and returned to this office with an ORIGINAL State Certified Birth Certificate. For applicants who cannot trace his/her ancestry to the 1937 base roll, proof of ancestry lies with the prospective enrollee. All membership applicants are subject to review by the Enrollment Committee.

Membership Record Updates:
1. To report a name change: Send a copy of your marriage license, divorce decree or a court order changing name.
2. To report an address change: Submit your request in written form, via postal service, email or fax statement by tribal member.
3. To report a death: Acceptable documents: death certificates, obituary or memorials.
4. To request a replacement membership card contact this office.

Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood card:
What is a CDIB card? A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood certified that an individual possesses a specific degree of Indian blood of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. There are some programs and services based upon your status as an American Indian, which require you to furnish this card before services are rendered. A CDIB card does Not establish membership in a federally recognized Indian Tribe, and it does not prevent an Indian Tribe from making a separate and independent determination of blood degree for tribal purposes. Prior to 1989 the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued these cards to Wyandotte Indians. After 1989, the Wyandotte Nation issued Tribal-issued CDIB cards.

To apply for a CDIB card:
1. Click Here to download an application or contact the Wyandotte Nation Family Services Department. Submit completed application along with all Birth Certificates tracing an ancestor to the 1937 base roll. The enrollment department may have some documents. If additional information is required you will be notified.
2. Replacement CDIB cards may be issued upon request.

Family Services Programs:

Car Seats/Child Safety
The Wyandotte Nation Family Services presently has Century Smartfit Classic infant seats for newborns to 20 pounds. Century Room to Grow for infants 20 to 40 pounds and the Graco High Back Booster seat for up to 80 pounds. To qualify for a child safety seat a child must be an enrolled member of the Wyandotte Nation and reside within a 100-mile radius of the Wyandotte Nation Tribal Complex.

School Supplies:
School supply vouchers are available for Wyandotte Nation tribal member students pre-school through the age of 21, or as long as you are enrolled in college and higher education programs. School supply vouchers are offered to tribal members within a 100-mile radius of the tribal complex.

Winter School Clothing:
Winter school clothing vouchers are offered in October on a first come, first serve basis for tribal children whose parents are income eligible. Applicants must live within a 100 mile radius of the tribal complex.

Utility Assistance:
Tribal members may be eligible to receive assistance with you heating fuel cost. If your household has experienced extremely high utility bills and you have received a shut off notice from the utility complancy please notify the Family Services Department. Applicants must reside in the service area

Emergency Assistance:
The Wyandotte Nation Family Services Department presently offer assistance to tribal families at risk who may experience short-term emergency crisis situations. The intent of this program is to meet family needs, varying between preventive and crisis services.

Wyandotte Nation Individual Indian Money Account Information:
Public Law 98-602-October 30, 1984

To provide for the use and distribution of certain funds awarded the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma:
These funds were allocated to the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma in 1984 and were distributed in the form of per capita payments. Payments were issued to adult tribal members (18 and over). However, if you were a minor (under 18) and an enrolled member of the Tribe in 1984, minor funds were or are being held in trust until you reach your 18th birthday.

Who was eligible?
According to Public Law 98-602 October 30, 1984: To each enrolled tribal member who: (1) was born on or before the date of the enactment of this act, and (2) is living on such date:
Requirements for withdrawing your IIM funds: If you have an Individual Indian Money account:

1. Contact Dana Butterfield to verify eligibility:
2. If your address is current a notification letter will automatically be sent to you at the end of the month before your 18th birthday.
3. You must be at least 18 years or older to withdraw your funds.
4. You must provide a copy of your social security card along with the one-time authorization form furnished to you.
5. Return your completed, notarized authorization to the Wyandotte Nation Family Services at P.O. Box 250, Wyandotte, OK 74370
6. Checks are processed and mailed from the Office of Trust Funds Management located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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