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February 09, 2012
TAHLEQUAH, Okla.
— The Cherokee Nation is providing convenient, local assistance
in Rogers County with applications for Certificate of Degree of Indian
Blood cards and Cherokee Nation citizenship. Help with registration
will be available on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, March 28, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Claremore Indian Hospital on Will Rogers Boulevard.
Registration staff will be on hand to assist with paperwork and answer
questions about the citizenship process.
The main Cherokee Nation Registration Department office is located in
the W.W. Keeler Complex south of Tahlequah, 17675 S. Muskogee Ave.,
and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no
charge to apply for tribal citizenship.
In order to obtain a CDIB, applicants must formally apply and provide
acceptable legal documents that connect them to an ancestor who is listed
with a roll number and a blood degree from the final rolls of citizens
of the Cherokee Nation, commonly called the Dawes Final Rolls. These
rolls were compiled between the years 1899-1906. Quantum of Indian blood
is computed from the nearest paternal and/or maternal direct ancestor(s)
of Indian blood listed on the Final Rolls.
Many descendants of Cherokee Indians can neither be certified nor qualify
for tribal citizenship in the Cherokee Nation because their ancestors
were not enrolled during the final enrollment. Unfortunately, these
ancestors did not meet the requirements for the final enrollment. The
requirements at that time were (1) applying between 1899-1906, (2) appearing
on previous tribal rolls of 1880 or 1896 and (3) having a permanent
residence within the Cherokee Nation (now the 14 northeastern counties
of Oklahoma). If the ancestors had separated from the Cherokee Nation
and settled in states such as Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri or Texas during
that period, they lost their citizenship with the Cherokee Nation. Only
enrolled citizens of the Cherokee Nation named on the Final Rolls and/or
their descendants are eligible for Certificates of Degree of Indian
Blood and tribal citizenship.
The schedule is subject to change due to weather, holidays or emergency
situations. For more information about Cherokee Nation registration
services call 918-458-6980 or email registration@cherokee.org.
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