Article II - Membership
Section 1.       

The membership of the Nooksack Indian Tribe shall consist of::

A.  All original Nooksack Public Domain allottees and their lineal descendants living on January 1, 1942.

B.  All persons of Indian blood whose names appear on the official census roll of the tribe dated January
     1, 1942 roll may be corrected by the tribe with that approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

C. Lineal descendants of any enrolled member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe subsequent to January
    1,1942, provided such descendants possess at least one-fourth (1/4) degree Indian blood.

D. All persons who received a payment under the Act of April 30, 1965 entitled Nooksack Tribe of
    Washington, Distribution of Judgment Fund (80 Stat. 906), October 6, 1966, and lineal descendants
    of any persons so receiving a payment provided such descendants possess at least one-fourth (1/4)  
    degree Indian blood.

E.  Official membership roll of the tribe shall be approved by the Tribal Council and by the Secretary of
     the Interior or his authorized representative.

F. Any persons who possesses at least one-fourth (1/4)degree Indian blood, and who is adopted by
    an enrolled member of the tribe under the laws of the Nooksack Indian Tribe or any state of the United
    States.

G. Any person who possesses at least one-fourth (1/4) degree Indian blood  and who is an adopted
     member of the tribe pursuant to the constitution and the ordinance enacted  thereon.

H. Any persons who possess at least one-fourth (1/4) degree Indian blood and who can prove
     Nooksack ancestry to any degree.

                               
For further information or to request an Enrollment application,  please contact Danyal Zapata at  360.592.4158, ext 3010.