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Steps needed to be considered for certification of membership in the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

1)

Submit application.
You must apply first and be accepted before a card and certificate can be issued. You, as the applicant, are responsible for completing the necessary forms and turning in a complete genealogy that factually purports you to be of Lipan Apache descent.
Enrollment Application & Geneology Forms


2)

If you have applied, please e-mail applications@lipanapache.org with your full name and date of application for status of your application. Please allow at least 6 weeks after applying before contacting the Tribe. For a family's status, please include the full names of all family members. Once approved, you will be noticed via e-mail of all the requisite information to receive the Tribal ID card and Certificate.


3)

If you have applied and a deficiency in verifying your genealogy is discovered, you will be notified of the deficiency and the additional requirements needed.


4)

If you have applied and your application has been denied, you will be noticed of the appeal process in accordance with the Tribal by laws.


5)

If your application has been approved, you will be issued a Tribal Certificate and receive notice of the requisite steps to secure your Tribal ID card and certificate as well as the benefits associated with being a Tribal member. (Newsletter, education grant applications when these grants are available, and any other privilege of membership as they become available)


Steps and information toward acquiring a Tribal ID card and certificate are:

1)

These steps include:

a.

Submitting personal data such as height, weight, hair and eye color, and address.

b.

a digital color photo of the member (Head & Shoulder shot),

c.

a digital photo of the member's signature on white photo paper. The signature must be done using a BLACK THICK POINT sharpie in order for the ID software to accept and recognize the signature. Those members too young to sign must have their parent or guardian print the member's name using the black sharpie.

d.

The Digital Photos and information needs to be emailed to: Tribalidcard@lipanapache.org.


2)

Each and every card requested must have the above items completed and a $10.00 check made payable to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. No cards and/or certificates will be issued without proper funds. For example, if a family is eligible to receive four cards and has requested four cards, then a check for forty dollars must accompany all of the requested information.


3)

You can not be a member of the Lipan Apache Tribe and be a card holder of any other nation. There will a box on the personal data form that will certify that the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is the only American Indian Nation in which you are a card holder. No cards will be issued to any one wishing any form of dual membership in the Lipan Apache Tribe and any other American Indian Nation. No application will be processed without this box checked "No".


4)

Duplicate cards and/or certificates will be issued for a $15.00 fee to replace lost cards and/or certificates.


5)

At this time, the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is not a Federally or State acknowledged Nation. We are a Texas based corporation in compliance with I.R.S. code 501(c)3 as a American Indian Organization. Our by laws can be found on this same web site.


6)

Please e-mail Tribalidcard@lipanapache.org with any questions regarding the ID Cards.





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