Enrollment

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe’s Enrollment Department is resolved in being responsive to the people whom it serves. The Tribal Enrollment Department is held accountable for establishing accurate, consistent, and permanent records for its tribe and constituency. Many programs and services offered by the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, depend on the membership processes that the Fort Sill Apache Tribe Enrollment Department implements.

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe’s Enrollment Department provides the following services:

• Enrollment Application Processing
• Issue Tribal Identification Cards
• Issue Paper CDIB Cards (Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood
• Change of Address Forms
• Name Change Forms

Required Documents for Enrollment

• Original State Issued Birth Certificate
• Copy of Social Security Card
• Other Legal Documents deemed necessary
• Completed Enrollment Application

Required Documents for Name Change

• Marriage License
• Court Order
• Completed W-9
• Copy of Social Security Card showing name change

Article II – Membership, Section 1. Subject to Section 2 of this Article II, the membership of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe shall consist of the following persons:

• All persons of Fort Sill Apache blood who received an allotment of land in Oklahoma as members of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe and who file applications for enrollment.
• All living lineal descendants of allottees as described in Section 1 (a) above born before the effective date of this constitution (October 30, 1976) who file applications for enrollment.
• All persons of at least one-sixteenth (1/16) degree Fort Sill Apache blood born on/or after the effective date of this constitution (October 30, 1976), but born before April 9, 1977, who file applications for enrollment and who have at least one natural parent who is a member of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, or who have a natural parent who, but for such parent’s enrollment as a member of another Indian tribe, would be eligible for enrollment as a member of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe.
• All persons of at least one-sixteenth (1/16) degree Fort Sill Apache blood born on/or after April 9, 1977, who file applications for enrollment and who have at least one natural parent who is a member of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe.

Section 2. Any person who otherwise qualifies for membership under Section 1 of this Article, but who is or has been enrolled as a member of another Indian tribe may, upon application, be enrolled as a member of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe if each of the following conditions is satisfied:

• Such person’s application for enrollment is supported by an authenticated or certified birth certificate or other records recognized by State and Federal officials.
• Such person has not accepted land or money as an enrolled member of another tribe; provided, if, prior to the effective date of this amendment, monies or other assets were placed and held in trust for such person or such person otherwise received land or money as an enrolled member of another tribe prior to his attaining the age of eighteen (18) years, such person shall not be deemed to have accepted land or money as an enrolled member of another tribe even if all or any part of such monies or other assets of said trust, including earnings thereon both prior and subsequent to the effective date of this amendment, are distributed to and accepted by such person either before or after he has attained the age of eighteen (18) years; provided further, however, if, on or after the effective date of this amendment, additional monies or assets are received by such person or are placed and held in trust for such person as an enrolled member of another tribe, such person shall be deemed to have accepted land or money as an enrolled member of another tribe.
• Such person is approved for membership in the Fort Sill Apache Tribe by a majority vote of the tribal members in General Council subject to that person’s relinquishing his membership in all other tribes.
• Such person relinquishes in writing his or her membership in the other Indian tribe upon notification of such conditional approval for membership in the Fort Sill Apache Tribe. Relinquishments for minors must be signed by his or her parent or guardian.

Section 3.  Persons possessing no Fort Sill Apache blood who have been adopted by tribal members shall not be enrolled as members of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe.