Open enrollment begins Tuesday, June 3

The Tribe will begin accepting non-infant and non-emergency enrollment applications under the new lineal descent requirements starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. The deadline for applying is 5 p.m. Friday, July 18.

Applications submitted during that period will be included in an enrollment drawing Tuesday, July 29. The drawing will be live-streamed at a time to be announced. Applications received after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list.

Requirements for enrollment changed in January after the Bureau of Indian Affairs certified the results of the Tribe’s constitutional amendment election that was held in December 2024, changing enrollment requirements to lineal descent.

Applicants must now possess Grand Ronde Indian blood and descend from a biological parent or grandparent who was at any time an enrolled member of the Tribe, provided the ancestor was not enrolled in error. DNA testing is required.

The Tribe prohibits dual enrollment. Applicants who are enrolled in another Tribe must relinquish those Tribal rights for five years and must include with the application a Tribal Council resolution from that Tribe, approving the unconditional relinquishment.

Enrollment for members older than 6 months and not subject to juvenile dependency hearings is limited to 150 new members annually, although Tribal Council may increase it up to 200 by resolution.

For more information and to access enrollment forms, visit https://www.grandronde.org/services/member-services/enrollment/. Downloadable forms will be available online by 4 p.m. Friday, May 30.

A fillable form will also be available when the open enrollment period begins June 3. The fillable form will be available online at https://www.grandronde.org/services/member-services/

Forms will also be available at the Tribal Governance Center, Health and Wellness Center, Elders Activity Center, Social Services, Adult Education and Tribal Housing.