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Effective 01 January, 2011, there is no charge for, nor
any donation required for tribal enrollment. This decision
is not subject for review nor appeal as such action violates
Title 25, U.S.C. as well as our own traditions.
Upper Current River Band at Salem, MO
Enrollment
Information
Effective Saturday, 22 January, 2011, tribal enrollment is closed.
Enrollment
will
reopen
no
later
than
01
May, 2011.
Enrollment applications may be mailed in now.
The reasons that enrollment is temporarily closed is because (a) the
records have been removed from the tribal complex by unauthorized
persons and (b) the genealogy reflected in many records was flawed due
to partially "made up" and "fabricated" lineage documented by the late
Lola Scholl of Arkansas.
All past members/citizens and persons of Western Cherokee descent that
wish to become part of the tribe are asked to resubmit/submit their
respective enrollment applications -THERE
IS
NO
FEE
for enrollment. No one is exempt from this executive order.
The enrollment form is here in a pdf
format form which can be printed upon completion; the
mailing
address to send
completed enrollment applications to is:
Western
Cherokee
Nation
Enrollment PO Box 262 Salem, MO 65560
Effective 22 January, 2011, current enrollment cards and tribal photo
identification cards are no longer valid. Those wishing to retain
membership/citizenship in the Western Cherokee Nation will be required
to:
Sign or initial as indicated signature blocks in the
presence of a
Notary Public.*
Certify any copied documents as true.
Sign an affidavit (contained in enrollment form):
agreeing to adhere to code of ethics in
the presence of a Notary Public; and,²
certifying the validity of all
genealogy provided in the presence of a Notary Public.*
Submit prospective member's Birth Certificate/Certificate
of Live Birth with package.
* Parents or grandparents may sign for minor children
² Parent(s) or guardian(s) must sign affidavit promising to teach
and instill in their respective child or children the Code of Ethics.
