Members of the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin helped celebrate the Cumberland School District celebrate Native American Week in April 2016. Photo from Facebook
The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin is defending its decision to remove five people from the rolls. The tribe contends the five adults should not have been enrolled in the first place, The Inter County Leader reports. Arguments were heard before a judge last month and a decision could come as soon as Monday, the paper said. The tribe has long maintained a moratorium on enrolling new adults. But the five adults contend they were approved by the council in 2013, something that witnesses for the tribe disputed at the hearing on July 25, the paper reported. The tribe's attorney also said the five people haven't shown they meet the one-half blood quantum standard required for enrollment, the paper reported. According to the American Indian Enterprise & Business Council, St. Croix is just one of six tribes nationwide with a one-half blood requirement. Besides the five who are appealing, at least four others are facing disenrollment. The tribe has about 1,000 members. More on the Story:
Decision in tribal enrollment case still unknown (The Inter County Leader 8/5)
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