A Complete Application Includes These Documents
- Enrollment Application Form: Print clearly in BLACK or BLUE ink only. Make sure the application is fully completed, signed, and dated. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Signatories must be at least 18 years of age, parents or legal guardians my sign for minors. Please include both P.O. Box and Physical Address.
- Birth Certificate (Long Form, Certified Copy): This document must show the full name of the parent(s) through whom eligibility is claimed.
- Marriage License, Divorce Decree, or Adoption Papers, etc.: If the name on the application differs from the BIRTH NAME.
- Individual History Chart and Ancestry Table: These forms provide information on the individual’s Mattaponi genealogy.
- Photo: Passport-sized color photo (2” X 2” inches in size, head, and shoulders, in front of a plain white background), taken within at least six (6) months to reflect your current appearance. This is required in order to generate your Tribal Card. The Petition Office can provide this service.
- State-issued ID: Copy of State-Issued Photo ID, Driver’s License, or Other Approved Official Photo.
- Final Decree of Adoption: If the applicant is adopted, an applicant must be the biological child of a person who is a lineal descendant of a person whose name appears on the Historic Tribal Roll.
- Tribal Card: If you were issued a Tribal Card prior to 2016, include a copy. If proof is provided of a previous tribal card issued by the Mattaponi Tribal Government, then the application would be considered a RENEWAL and the application fee will be waived.
- Application Fee: There will be a non-refundable application fee of $100 per applicant for all new applications. The $100 application fee is waived for renewal applications. Please ensure you submit a Check or Money Order Made Payable to: Mattaponi Indian Reservation with your completed application.
- Membership Dues / Taxes: Members may pay their annual dues (off reservation) or taxes (on reservation) at the same time as they submit their enrollment documents. Payment is required to access certain rights or privileges associated with tribal membership, as outlined in the Constitution.
Additional documentation may be needed.
