APPLY FOR PEMBINA CHIPPEWA TRIBAL RECOGNITION
Declare yourself as a member of the Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indians based upon lineal descent of a recorded member of tribal rolls from 1863 to present.
THE PEMBINA ROLLS
Fight back against Blood Quantum, initiated from 1887 to 1934 in the land allotment era, as a result over 90 million of the 138 million acres originally designated as Indian territory were lost.
Declared by the Indian Foundation as an Act of Genocide.
According to United Nations Resolution A61/295 enacted September 13, 2007 with ratification by the United States President Barak Obama on December 16, 2010 (Initial Statement through National Congress of American Indians) member states are to provide for the protection of the distinct identity and cultural integrity of indigenous
peoples through:
- The right to maintain and strengthen their distinct cultural institutions (Article 5.)
- The right to belong to an indigenous community or nation in accordance with the customs of the
community or nation concerned (Article 9.) - The right to practice, revitalize and transmit their cultural traditions and customs (Article 11.)
- The right to control their education systems and institutions providing education in their own
languages (Articles 14 and 15. See also A/HRC/EMRIP/2012/3) - The right to promote, develop and maintain their institutional structures, customs, spirituality,
traditions and juridical systems (Article 34.) - The right to maintain, control and develop their cultural heritage and traditional knowledge (Article 31.)
- The right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture. (Article 8 (1).)
Contact: enrollment@pembinachippewa.org
The Pembina Chippewa Indian Tribal Enrollment Office provides the following services:
- Enrollment application processing (not decision making, which is done by the Hereditary Chiefs Council)
- Issuance of Tribal Identification Cards to enrolled citizens
- Issuance of forms to enrolled citizens
- Maintain enrollment records
- Provides citizenship verification documents to citizens or other agencies on behalf of the citizen
TRIBAL ENROLLMENT
As a sovereign Treaty nation, the Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indians Tribe determines its citizenship based on direct lineal descent from a historical Pembina Chippewa Indian as identified by the Tribe. Direct lineal descent is the relationship between an individual and their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great grandparents and so on. Other relatives, especially by marriage or adoption, qualify by a direct lineal descent relationship upon confirmation by the Hereditary Chiefs Council.
APPLICATIONS
The Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indian Tribe has two application types, dependent on the applicant’s ability to prove direct lineal descent to Pembina Chippewa Indians identified by the Tribe. The application types and descendance requirements are outlined below.
Primary Applications
To be considered for enrollment with the Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indian Tribe via the Primary Enrollment Application process, an applicant must meet the following descendance requirements:
- Applicant must be a direct lineal descendant of an individual enrolled with the Tribe; OR
- Applicant must be a direct lineal descendant of at least one Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indian identified by the Tribe from Pembina treaty negotiations occurring from 1849 to 1863 or after via annuity payments.
Completed Applications must be emailed electronically to : enrollment@pembinachippewa.org
Alternate Applications
To be considered for enrollment with the Pembina Chippewa Indian Tribe, an applicant must meet the following alternate descendancy requirement:
- Applicant must be a direct lineal descendant of at least one Red Bear Pembina Chippewa Indian identified by the Tribe from the late 1700’s or early 1800’s.
- Alternate Applications will be adjudicated on a case by case basis.