§ 1041c. — Establishment of a tribal roll.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1041c]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XLIX-A--SHAWNEE TRIBE STATUS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 106-568, title VII, Sec. 705, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2915.)
