Three Affiliated Tribes to Vote on Enrollment Amendment

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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On Election Day next month, members of the Three Affiliated Tribes will vote on whether to change the requirement for tribal enrollment, as reported by The Minot Daily News on Oct. 10.

Specifically, the amendment that will be voted on would prohibit lineal descendency. Only those with at least one-eighth Hidatsa, Mandan and/or Arikara blood would be allowed enrollment.

The Three Affiliated Tribes, based in North Dakota, have around 12,000 enrolled members, but many of them live off the reservation.

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

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