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Kootenai Tribe is 2nd in Indian Country to use border card





CORRECTION: The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, not the Kootenai Tribe, was the first in Indian Country with an approved enhanced tribal card.

The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho is the second in Indian Country with a federally approved Native American Tribal Card.

The enhanced tribal card is a secure photo identification document. Effective, January 31, tribal members can use it to cross into the U.S.

"The Kootenai ETC allows our tribal citizens to continue to travel within Kootenai Territory on both sides of the United States-Canada boundary to visit family and practice our culture while helping to secure the border for the greater good of all citizens," Chairperson Jennifer Porter told Government Security News.

The
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona was the first in Indian Country to be approved for an enhanced card. Its card became effective June 9, 2011.

Get the Story:
CBP designates first native American tribe’s Enhance Tribal Card as acceptable travel document (Government Security News 2/2)

Federal Register Notices:
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Designation of an Approved Native American Tribal Card Issued by the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho as an Acceptable Document To Denote Identity and Citizenship (January 31, 2012)
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Designation of an Approved Native American Tribal Card Issued by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe as an Acceptable Document To Denote Identity and Citizenship (June 9, 2011)

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