Enrollment
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The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians Enrollment Department serves as the first point of contact to becoming a member of the Jena Band! In order to be eligible for enrollment, you must be a descendant of a member of the Official 1995 Tribal Roll. Once you are able to prove your descendance, the steps necessary to complete the enrollment process are as follows:
Request through the Membership Enrollment Specialist (MES) an enrollment application and ancestry chart
Contact the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians Health Department to schedule DNA testing for the party seeking enrollment and their descendant
Submit your completed enrollment application and ancestry chart to the Membership Enrollment Specialist AND include a copy of the party seeking enrollments birth certificate and social security card
Once all proper documentation has been received, the Enrollment Department will formally request the DNA results from the Health Department
Upon receipt of ALL enrollment application documentation, the Membership Enrollment Specialists has twenty (20) business days to review all documentation
Once the enrollment application has been approved by the Membership Enrollment Specialist it will be turned over to the enrollment committee, which consists of 5 members
The committee has 20 business days to review and approve
Once the committee approves it will be turned over to the Tribal Chief and Council for final approval
Should you have any questions about this process or an application request please contact the Membership Enrollment Specialist @ 318-992-2717 or by email lmcguffee@jenachoctaw.org
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