INDIAN CREEK TRIBE CHICKAMAUGA
CREEK & CHEROKEE INC.
ENROLLMENT
Please take notice, once your name has been placed onto the tribal rolls it can not be removed. We cannot change the records or remove you from the rolls. Federal law states you can't belong to more than one tribe. This is why we ask if you belong to any other tribe, state or Federal.
Once you meet all the requirements of the 1924 Dawes Rolls, the Baker Rolls or the CHICKAMAUGA CHEROKEE CREEK, SHAWNEE, CHOCTOW, CHICKASAW OLD INDEX 1600 TO 1845
and we find your family, then we can not remove your name from our rolls. So please understand when you ask to join this tribe, it is forever, you can not have your name removed.
Wado
Principal Chief James Billy Chance
INDIAN CREEK TRIBE CHICKAMAUGA CREEK INC.
To all the Members of the Indian Creek Tribe Chikamauga Creek and Cherokee; privileges and immunities may all be comprehended under the following general heads: the protection by the tribal government; the enjoyment of life and liberty; the right to acquire and possess property of every kind; to pursue and obtain happiness and safety. Subject, nevertheless, to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole.
Once you become a member, and your name has been added to the tribe index, it cannot be removed, even if you have been banished from the tribe under the law of banishment. You are subject to the laws of this Tribe and the United States Government. These records are part of the Index File with the B.I.A. in Washington, D.C.
You have the right as a citizen of one Clan to pass through or reside in any other Clan for the purpose of trade, agriculture, professional pursuits or otherwise. The benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; to institute and maintain action of every kind in the courts of the tribe; to take hold and dispose of property, both real and personal; and an exemption from higher taxes or impositions than are paid by the other citizens of the tribe, to which may be added the elective franchise, as regulated and established by the laws and constitution of the tribe in which it is to be exercised.
When one speaks of putting his / her allegiance to the will of Yowa above his / her allegiance to the government, it is evident in the light of his / her entire statement that he / she means to make his / her own interpretation of the will of Yowa the decisive test, which shall conclude the government and stay its hand. We are a Totemism people, giving one another the equal right of religious freedom and acknowledging with reverence the duty of obedience to the will of Yowa. But also, we are a nation with the duty to survive. A nation with a Constitution that contemplates war as well as peace. Whose government must go forward on the assumption and safety and can proceed upon no other. That unqualified allegiance to the nation with submission and obedience to the laws of the land and tribe, as well as those made for peace shall not be inconsistent with the will of Yowa.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM A
You should fill out FORM A ONLY if
you were able to locate an ancestor on the 1924 Baker Roll, Dawes Roll or CHICKAMAUGA CHEROKEE CREEK,
(1) Fill in the required information using the same information that you have included on your Genealogy Chart page 3.
(2) Please note: This is not an application for enrollment; however this form is the first step of the process of applying for tribal enrollment.
(3) Sign the form and make sure that you have listed appropriate Roll numbers.
(4) Mail your completed FORM A to:
INDIAN CREEK BAND CHICKAMAUGA CREEK INC.
Or Email TO: BCHANCE2@CFL.RR.COM
(5) The enrollment office will then verify your information with the official tribal records.
(6) You will be notified by mail of the action taken on your request.
INDIAN CREEK BAND CHICKAMAUGA CREEK INC.
EDUCATION
Years Graduate Name of Degree Or Certificate if any
Grammar / Elementary School 1234 Y / N
High School 1234 Y / N
College, Trade, Business or 1234 Y / N
Subjects of Special Study Work ___________________________________________________
Activities (Civic, Athletic, etc.) ___________________________________________________
Religious ______________________________________________________________________
What Kind of Volunteer Activities Do You See Yourself Doing In The Teaching Council?
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Family Group Sheet
Each piece of information concerning a pedigree ancestor and his/her family is placed on a worksheet. Since the end result of your research efforts will be to compile complete, correct and connected families, the use of family group sheets from the beginning will make the compilation much easier.
Ancestral Chart
An ancestor chart records the ancestors from whom you directly descend--those for whom you intend to compile a complete and correct family unit. It shows at a glance the progress you have made towards this goal and what remains to be done.
Please fill out all of the forms shown and download the Family Group Sheet and Ancestral Chart on the left. Then mail all of these documents in when applying for membership.
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Osiyo Members and Council,
It has come to my attention that there are many who believe that we allow Non-Native Americans to become full members of the Indian Creek Band Chickamauga Cherokee Incorporated which is not true. We have two separate groups as listed below:
1. The Wolf Clan Teaching Council; these people can be Non-Native Americans who do not have any voting rights within the Tribe, they cannot hold any office in the tribe and they have no Tribal Enrollment Card. The enrollment card is only used to show these people have been checked by Law Enforcement Officials so that they will be permitted onto school grounds to assist in teaching of the Native American culture.
2. Members of the Indian Creek Band Chickamauga Cherokee Inc.; Each member must be of Native American Ancestry which is to be documented by a genealogical chart that must be submitted for review and approval of ancestry by the Principal Chief or by someone appointed by the Chief to oversee the membership rolls and is kept on record in the Tribal Office.
Whether you are a participant of the Wolf Clan Teaching Council or a voting member of the Indian Creek Band, we value your participation.
Always walk with Yowa!
Wado,
Principal Chief James Billy Chance