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The membership requirements as outlined by the Tribe's Constitution and Membership Ordinance:
(Excerpt of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution)
Article III. - MEMBERSHIP IN THE PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE
Section 1. The membership of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall consist of the following:
- The base membership of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall be all eligible persons listed on the base membership roll of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe dated September 18, 1980, which was approved by the Phoenix Area Director on December 1, 1983, and published in the Federal Register on May 17, 1984. Corrections to the base roll may be made at any time by the tribal council subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior; Provided that the names of additional persons may not be added to the base membership roll; and
- All children born to members listed in Section 1 (a) of this Article who are at least one-quarter (1/4) degree Pascua Yaqui Indian Blood.
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Section 2. The Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council shall have the power to enact ordinances; subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, governing future membership and loss of membership.
Section 3. Any member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe may relinquish membership by making written request to the Chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe that his or her name be stricken from the tribal roll. No person who voluntarily relinquishes membership shall be reinstated to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe except by a majority vote of the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council.
Section 4. No person otherwise eligible for membership in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe may be enrolled as a member of the tribe who, at the same time, is on the roll of any other tribe of Indians.
(Excerpt of Title 8 - Membership Ordinance)
Section 1101 MEMBERSHIP IN THE PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE
The membership of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall consist of the following:
- The base membership of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall be all eligible persons listed on the base membership roll of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe dated September 18, 1980, which was approved by the Phoenix Area Director of December 1, 1983, and published in the Federal Register on May 17, 1984. Corrections to the base roll may be made an any time subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior; Provided that the names of additional persons may not be added to the base membership roll;
- All those persons of Yaqui blood who are citizens of the United States and who, within three years after October 14, 1994, apply for enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe pursuant to the membership criteria and procedures provided for in this Ordinance; and
- All Children born to members listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) who are at least one-quarter (1/4) degree of Pascua Yaqui Indian blood.
(Pub. L. No. 103-357, sec. 1 (b), 108 stat. 3418 (1994) (codified as amended at 25 U.S.C. 1300f-2(C)) ("Open Enrollment Act"))
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