Our Work

The Office of Records Management & Enrollment is responsible for maintaining and updating the official records of the Tribes, keeping the official individual files for the Tribal Membership and their descendants and updating the files on a daily basis.  This includes, but is not limited to, resolutions and minutes from 1935 to present and files on active tribal members as well as the files of deceased members.  Other responsibilities include the disbursement of per-capita checks, direct deposit, address changes, research, providing certificate of Indian Blood, official tribal ID’s to membership, notifying departments on per-capita holds from previous payouts, and provide accounting with per-capita check register for reconciliation, and presentations to Tribal Council on membership applications for approval or disapproval.

Tribal Enrollment also conducts research ancestry to correct errors in blood quantum and reviews enrollment applications for completeness including all required documentation and certifications. When necessary, DNA samples are collected as necessary for next step processing to ensure omitted names are added to original documents. As stewards of enrollment services, records are continually reviewed to assure maintenance of an accurate active Tribal Membership on a daily basis.