4.05.040 Criteria for enrollment.
As provided in Article II of the Constitution of the Yurok Tribe, the membership of the Tribe consists of the following:
(a) Base Membership Roll. Those persons on the settlement roll who made or were deemed to have made an election pursuant to the Yurok Tribal membership option shall constitute the base membership roll of the Yurok Tribe.
(b) Yurok Tribal Membership Roll. After approval of the Constitution of the Yurok Tribe, a revised Yurok Tribal membership roll shall be prepared and periodically updated that shall include all those persons on the base membership roll and persons who apply for membership and meet the following criteria:
(1) Has a biological parent who is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe; and
(2) Possesses at least one-eighth degree of Indian blood. “Indian blood” is defined as all U.S. Native American Indian or Alaskan Natives.
(c) Tribal Membership Based Upon Extraordinary Circumstances. In extraordinary circumstances, a person may be determined to be eligible for membership in the Yurok Tribe. For purposes of this subsection, “extraordinary circumstances” shall be defined to include:
(1) Applicant must possess at least one-eighth degree of Indian blood (as defined in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution); and be
(2) A full or half sibling of an allottee of land on the Yurok Reservation with the same qualifying ancestry, and lineal descendants of such persons; or
(3) Any adopted person whose biological parents (parent) would have qualified, or would have qualified if alive, for the Yurok membership roll; or
(4) Allottees of the Yurok Reservation, and lineal descendants of such persons, when that applicant and lineal ancestors have not been enrolled members of another Tribe. [Ord. 1 § 4, adopted, 7/20/1994.]