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A field certification clerk from the Cherokee Nation Registration Department will be available to assist Cherokees with applications for Certificate of Degree of Blood (CDIB) cards and membership in the Cherokee Nation at sites throughout the tribe’s 14-county area.

The registration department is located in the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no charge for application services or tribal membership. The sites and schedule follows.

Houston Johnson Heights,
NE 6th St.,
Warner, OK,
Phone: (918) 463-3694

Monday, Jan. 3, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Stilwell Sub-Office,
corner of 3rd and Oak,
Stilwell, OK,
Phone: (918) 696-3124

Friday, Jan. 7, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday, March 3, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sam Hider Community Clinic,
1015 Washbourne St.,
Jay, OK,
Phone: (918) 253-4271

Monday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday, March 6, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Keeler Heights,
1003 SW Virginia,
Bartlesville, OK,
Phone: (918) 336-7830

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sallisaw Sub-Office,
1621 W. Ruth, Sallisaw, OK,
Phone: (918) 288-6390

Friday, Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, March 10, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tom Buffington Heights,
900 W. McNelis #31-B,
Vinita, OK,
Phone: (918) 256-8595

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Claremore, Indian Health Service Hospital,
Will Rogers Blvd.,
Claremore, OK,
Phone: (918) 342-6200

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The Loyal Shawnee Office,
115 S. Cincinnati St.,
Sperry, OK,
Phone: (918) 288-6390

Monday, March 13, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

AMO Community Clinic,
900 N. Owen Walters Blvd.,
Salina, OK,
Phone: (918) 434-8500

Friday, March 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Muldrow City Hall,
100 S. Main,
Muldrow, OK,
Phone: (918) 427-3226

Friday, March 24, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Bushyhead Heights,
S-150 Goingsnake,
Westville, OK,
Phone: (918) 723-3744

Monday, March 27, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Field sites visits are subject to cancellation with short notice due to emergency situations. Persons who have had problems obtaining necessary documents for these applications are asked to bring all appropriate paperwork to the field registration sites. Applicants should make sure their applications are complete and accompanied by the proper documents by contacting the office for instructions and current forms.

Old forms are no longer acceptable. Due to the Privacy Act, authorization to release information and affirming true facts are part of the new forms. Certain records may be needed to obtain a CDIB for a child even though a parent may already have the card.

To obtain a CDIB, applicants must know the roll number of the original enrollee to whom they are related. An original copy of a state-certified birth certificate or a delayed birth certificate linking the applicant to the enrolled ancestor must be attached.

If a delayed certificate is used, an additional document such as an affidavit of personal knowledge and memory, must accompany the application. Applicants should submit state-certified birth or death certificates for all non-enrolled ancestors, and complete an application for membership in the Cherokee Nation. For an information packet with instructions, formal applications and current referral information, contact the registration department at (918) 456-0671, Ext. 2211.