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There are 4,675 enrolled Absentee Shawnee tribal members as of June 30, 2024. [1] Approximately 74% of members live in Oklahoma as of 2020. [4] Tribal membership is based on blood quantum criteria, with applicants required to have a minimum of one-eighth (1/8) documented Absentee-Shawnee blood to be accepted as members, as established by the tribal constitution. [5]
Congress passed Public Law 106-568, the Shawnee Tribe Status Act of 2000, and the Shawnee Tribe was able to organize as their own autonomous, federally recognized tribe. James R. Squirrel was the initial Chairman and was recognized by the AARP in 2009, as being instrumental in the Shawnee Tribe being federally recognized.
[25] the Piqua Shawnee Tribe were state-recognized in Alabama in 1991 [30] Letter of Intent to Petition 9/25/1997. [25] [84] Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley, [135] Webster, OH; Saponi Nation of Ohio, [135] Rio Grande, OH. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/25/1997. [25] Shawnee Nation, Ohio Blue Creek Band of Adams County, Lynx, OH.
Formerly Pee Dee Indian Tribe of South Carolina (2005). [6] Formerly Pee Dee Indian Association (1978). [68] Piedmont American Indian Association. [67] Santee Indian Organization. [67] [6] Letter of Intent to Petition 06/04/1979. [20] State-recognized tribe in 2006. [68] Formerly White Oak Indian Community. Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians. [67]
The Second Chief, Treasurer, Secretary, First Council, Second Council, and Third Council comprise the Business Committee. The Eastern Shawnee Tribe issues its own tribal vehicle tags. [1] Membership in the tribe is based on documented lineal descent to persons listed on the Dawes Rolls. [1] The tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirements.
Barnes, the Shawnee chief, said groups that manufacture claims to tribal status illustrate how important it is for more politicians to understand that tribal nationhood is a political status, not ...
Indigenous peoples of the Americas portal; Society portal; This is a category for organizations interested in Shawnee heritage, who are not necessarily affiliated with any of the three federally recognized Shawnee tribes; the Shawnee Tribe, the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians, or the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
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