To be eligible for Tribal Membership, you must
apply and be able to present a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB),
issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
	To obtain a CDIB, you must formally apply for one and provide acceptable legal
documents which connect you to an ancestor,
who is listed with a roll number and a blood degree from the FINAL ROLLS OF
CITIZENS AND FREEDMEN OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED
TRIBES, (commonly called the Dawes Commission of Final Rolls). These rolls were
compiled between the years of 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 descendents of Native Americans can neither be certified nor qualify for
tribal membership in the Tribe because their
ancestors were not enrolled during the final enrollment. Unfortunately, these
ancestor 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 Oklahoma. If the
ancestors had seperated from the Tribe and
settled in states such as Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas, they lost their
citizenship within the Tribe.
	Only enrolled members of the Tribe named on the Final Rolls and/or their descendents are
furnished Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood and/or Tribal Membership.

	You can contact each of the 5 civilized Tribes at the following addresses

Cherokee Nation 
Attn: (Registration Department)
P. O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
918-456-0671
registration@cherokee.org

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
P. O. Drawer 1210
Durant, OK 74702-1210
1-800-522-6170 or 580-924-8280

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
PO Box 1498
Wewoka, OK 74884.
(405) 257-6343

Muscogee(Creek) Nation
Citizenship Board
PO Box 580
Okmulgee, OK 74447
1-800-482-1979 or (918)756-8700, ext 7340
rhaney@muscogeenation-nsn.gov  

Chickasaw Nation
ATTN: CDIB Department
P.O. Box 1548
Ada, OK 74821
(580) 436-7226

B.I.A.
For general BIA information: 202 208-3710
For Tribal Leaders Directory: 202 208-3711