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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1041c. Establishment of a tribal roll
(a) Approval of base roll
Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2000, the Tribe shall
submit to the Secretary for approval its base membership roll,
which shall include only individuals who are not members of any
other federally recognized Indian tribe or who have relinquished
membership in such tribe and are eligible for membership under
subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Base roll eligibility
An individual is eligible for enrollment on the base membership
roll of the Tribe if that individual -
(1) is on, or eligible to be on, the membership roll of
Cherokee Shawnees maintained by the Tribe prior to December 27,
2000, which is separate from the membership roll of the Cherokee
Nation; or
(2) is a lineal descendant of any person -
(A) who was issued a restricted fee patent to land pursuant
to Article 2 of the Treaty of May 10, 1854, between the United
States and the Tribe (10 Stat. 1053); or
(B) whose name was included on the 1871 Register of names of
those members of the Tribe who moved to, and located in, the
Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory pursuant to the Agreement
entered into by and between the Tribe and the Cherokee Nation
on June 7, 1869.
(c) Future membership
Future membership in the Tribe shall be as determined under the
eligibility requirements set out in subsection (b)(2) of this
section or under such future membership ordinance as the Tribe may
adopt.
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