Define who is a member of the nation, with rights and responsibilities as set forth in the constitution.

Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe (1936)

SECTION 1. The membership of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe shall consist of--

(a) All original allottees at Fort McDermitt, and such of their descendants as do now maintain a bona-fide residence on the former Fort McDermitt Military Reserve.

(b) Every child of one-fourth or more Indian blood both of whose parents are members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone. SECTION 2. The Tribal Council shall have the power, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, to admit to tribal membership:

(a) Any person of one-quarter or more Paiute or Shoshone Indian blood.

(b) Any person of one-half or more Indian blood married to a member of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe.

SECTION 3.

(a) The Tribal Council shall cancel the membership of any adult person who makes application to sever his tribal relations, and thereafter such person shall cease to hold membership in the tribe.

(b) The Tribal Council may by a two-thirds vote cancel the membership of any person who has not lived within the jurisdiction of the tribe for at least 1 year during the preceding 3 years, provided that this power shall become effective 1 year after the adoption and ratification of this constitution.

Native Tribe of Huslia, Alaska (1992)

Section 1. Base Membership Roll. The membership of the Native Tribe of Huslia shall consist of all Alaska Natives whose names appear on the base membership roll adopted by the Huslia Tribal Council at the passage of this Constitution, provided that the Council may correct the base membership roll within two years following the adoption of this Constitution.

Section 2. Qualifications for Membership. Lineal descendants of members listed on the base roll who are at least one-quarter (1/4) degree Alaska Native shall be eligible to the members of the Native Tribe of Huslia subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the ordinances enacted pursuant to this Constitution.

Section 3. Adoption of Members. The Tribal Council shall have the option to adopt any person of at least one-quarter (1/4) degree Alaska Native, who is not a descendent of members listed on the base roll, according to the provisions of tribal membership ordinances. Section 4. Loss of Membership. The Tribal Council may disenroll members who do not maintain at least annual contact with the Tribal Council, in accordance with a tribal ordinance adopted under this Constitution. Prior to disenrolling members, the Council shall issue Notice of Disenrollment to the individual and allow ninety (90) days for response.

Section 5. Dual Enrollment. Dual enrollment is permitted, however, Huslia Tribal members who are also enrolled to another tribe shall not receive distribution of tribal assets….

Determine criteria for citizenship, such as blood quantum, adoption, lineage, original rolls, combination of these, and dual enrollment.

Establish procedures for determining specific cases of citizenship and loss of citizenship