ARTICLE III-MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. Except as provided in sections 2 and 7, the membership of the Kialegee Tribal Town shall consist of one-half blood to full blood Creek Indians, both male and female, and one-half to full blood Indians of other tribes.
SEC. 2. All persons of Creek Indian blood who are members of the Kialegee Tribal Town as determined by the Town roll as of the date of the adoption of this Constitution and By-laws, whether or not such persons are enrolled on the approved Federal Dawes Commission Roll, shall be the original members.
SEC. 3. All children born of female Kialegee members shall become members of the Town regardless of the status of their fathers.
SEC. 4. All children born of a marriage between a male member of the Kialegee Tribal Town and a female member of any other Tribal Town or Tribe may become members of the Town if their parents apply for and their admission to the Town and if they are accepted and approved by a majority vote of the members present at any regular Kialegee Tribal Town membership meeting.
SEC. 5. All adult offspring of a marriage between a male member of the Kialegee Tribal Town and a female member of any other Tribal Town or Tribe may become members of the Town by applying for admission, when accepted and approved by a majority vote of the members present at any regular Kialegee Tribal Town membership meeting.
SEC. 6. A husband of a female member and a wife of a male member of the Kialegee Tribal Town, who are members of other Tribal Towns or Tribes, may become members of the Kialegee Tribal Town by applying for admission to the Town, when accepted and approved by a majority vote of the members present at any regular Kialegee Tribal Town membership meeting.
SEC. 7. Any married full blood Indian member of any other Tribal Town or Tribe may apply for admittance to the Kialegee Tribal Town as "Adopted Member" in the following manner:
(a) The applicant must have the consent of his or her Tribal Town or Tribe and must relinquish his or her membership in any tribal town, tribe, or band other than the Creek Nation of the State of Oklahoma;(b) The applicant must pay to the Kialegee Tribal Town a $5.00 admission fee in advance, such fee to be returned to said applicant should he or she be denied admittance to the Town;
(c) If the applicant, after a thorough investigation, is accepted and approved bv a majority vote of the members present at any regular Kialegee Tribal Town membership meeting, said applicant shall then become an "Adopted Member" of the Kialegee Tribal Town.
SEC. 8. The Kialegee Tribal Town will exclude any member wishing to withdraw his or her membership from the Town upon receipt of $5.00. SEC. 9. The Town membership shall have power to prescribe rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, covering future membership, including adoption, expulsion, and loss of membership.
To Apply For Membership
Please download form and submit to the Enrollment Office.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 332
Wetumka, OK 74883
Fax Number: (405) 452-3262