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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1011. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; time for filing application; finality of Secretary's determination
The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a roll of the persons
of Snake or Paiute Indian ancestry who meet the following
requirements for eligibility: (1) They were born on or prior to and
living on August 20, 1964; and (2) they were members of or are
lineal descendants of members of the bands whose chiefs and headmen
We-you-we-wa (Wewa), Gaha-nee, E-hi-gant (Egan), Po-nee,
Chaw-wat-na-nee, Owits (Oits), and Tash-e-go, signed the unratified
Treaty of December 10, 1868; and (3) they do not elect to
participate as beneficiaries of any awards granted in the docket
numbered 87 claim of the Northern Paiute Nation. Applications for
enrollment must be filed with the area director of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Portland, Oregon, within nine months after August
20, 1964 on forms prescribed for that purpose. The determination of
the Secretary regarding utilization of available rolls or records
and the eligibility for enrollment of an applicant shall be final.
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