WHEREAS, the Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized Tribe, possessing inherent sovereign powers of Government; and
WHEREAS, those sovereign powers are exercised by a duly elected Board of Directors, deriving its governing powers from the Tribal Constitution and the Nation’s Council; and
WHEREAS, it is an authority and right of a Tribe to establish its own enrollment criteria and procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is desirous of establishing a Tribal Enrollment Ordinance, setting forth the criteria, policy and procedures for enrollment in the Wyandotte Nation.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Wyandotte Nation hereby adopts this Enrollment Ordinance.