THE MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

EASTERN BAND, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, BUT YOU MUST HAVE A DIRECT ANCESTOR WHO WAS ON THE BAKER ROLL OF 1924 TO BEGIN.

THERE ARE MORE EXTENSIVE REQUIREMENTS WHICH GO ALONG WITH THE FIRST TWO REQUIREMENTS; HOWEVER, IF YOU CANNOT MEET EITHER ONE OF THOSE, THE REST IS FUTILE AS FAR AS MEMBERSHIP IS CONCERNED.

EASTERN BAND MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS - NORTH CAROLINA TRIBAL ENROLLMENT: THE MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

MANY PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT BECOMING A "TRIBAL MEMBER" BASED ON A RELATIVE BEING CHEROKEE OR OF CHEROKEE DESCENT. ENROLLMENT IN THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS IS GOVERNED BY TRIBAL ORDINANCE #284 DATED JUNE 24, 1996.

EASTERN ENROLLMENT RESTRICTS TO PERSONS WHO:

1. HAVE DIRECT LINEAL ANCESTRY TO THE BAKER ROLL* (EASTERN CHEROKEE) OF 1924 AND,
2. POSSESS 1/16TH EASTERN CHEROKEE INDIAN BLOOD AND,
3. ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE DATE OF BIRTH OR WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.

ALL CRITERIA MUST BE MET -NO EXCEPTIONS!
ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED TO ALL PEOPLE WHO CANNOT MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS!

* BAKER ROLL OF 1924: This was supposed to be the final roll of the Eastern Cherokee. The land was to be allotted and all were to become regular citizens. The Baker Roll Revised is the current membership roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.

For Complete details and requirements, visit the
EASTERN BAND MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
NORTH CAROLINA
(Must be online)

* BAKER ROLL OF 1924: This was supposed to be the final roll of the Eastern Cherokee. The land was to be allotted and all were to become regular citizens. The Baker Roll Revised is the current membership roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.