Providing Valuable Services to our Tribal Members
►Section 1
The membership of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma shall consist of the following persons, provided; they have not received land or money by virtue of being enrolled as members of another tribe:
All original Kickapoo of Oklahoma allottees and persons not allowed but determined eligible to have received an allotment. Persons who acquire membership under this paragraph shall be considered as full blood members of the tribe.
All persons whose names appear on the approved membership roll of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma prepared as of October 6, 1972.
All persons who met requirements for enrollment in effect as of October 6, 1972, but whose names do not appear in the roll of that date.
All persons born to a Tribal member after October 6, 1972, who are of at least one-fourth (¼) degree Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Indian blood as defined by and derived.
►Section 2
The business committee shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of Section 1 above, subject to the approval of the secretary of interior, governing future membership, including adoptions and the loss of membership.
Enrollment strictly prohibits dual enrollment.
FUNDS AVAILABLE (TRIBAL BURIAL FUND)
On September 24, 2016, the General Council and Business Committee of the Kickapoo Tribe authorized funds to be made available to tribal members in the amount of $7000.
Depending on the type of funeral to be held, the amount of the check request will vary. For instance, the family usually requests a portion of the total amount ($5000) if a Kickapoo traditional funeral is held and the remainder will be used for tribal adoption at a later date, usually within four years. The request for the remaining balance will be honored only within a week or two of the adoption.
If a non-Kickapoo funeral is held and a funeral home is used, it will be made out to the funeral home and any remaining balance can be requested by family.
SERVICES AVAILABLE
The tribe serves as its own funeral home during traditional funerals, other services may include:
Transportation from the hospital to the Indian house
Cook wood
Use of tables and chairs, if available
Use of Canopies, ice chests
Rental of portable potties
Cigarettes to be used during the funeral
(NOTE: The above-mentioned items may be requested with the Maintenance Department)
OTHER SERVICES
Death Certificates