My father was born on an Indian Res. in Dragoon, Arizona Does that quilify me as

Question:

My father was born on an Indian Res. in Dragoon, Arizona Does that quilify me as an Apache Indian?

Or does that quilify me for tribal rights? Or does that consider or make him or me automatically Indians? Please let me know.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: No. You are not an Apache unless either father or mother were also at least a portion Apache. Being born on a reservation does not in itself qualify for membership. For example, here are the requirements for two Apache tribal bands:

Under the constitution of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, this is their defiinition of qualification for membership under their tribal law:

Section 1. Requirements. The membership of the Yavapai-Apache Tribe shall consist of the following:

(a) All persons of Indian blood whose names appear on the official census roll as of April 1, 1934, with the supplement thereto of January 1, 1936.

(b) All children born to any member who are one fourth (1/4) or more Indian blood.
(c) All persons who are one fourth (1/4) or more Yavapai-Apache Indian blood.

(d) All persons who qualified for and were accepted into membership under the membership requirements contained in the Constitution and By-laws of the Yavapai-Apache Indian Community, Arizona, adopted October 24, 1936, and approved by the Secretary of the Interior on February 12, 1937, as amended on June 21, 1947, and approved August 5, 1947.

Here is the constitution of the White Mountain Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation requirement:

ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1.Requirements. The membership of the White Mountain Apache Tribe
shall consist of:
(a) All persons who were qualified for and were accepted into membership in
the White Mountain Apache Tribe under the membership requirements as of the
date of enactment of this constitution.
(b) All persons of one-half (1/2) degree or more Indian blood, of a
federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes, Provided, That the person is at
least onefourth (1/4) degree White Mountain Apache blood.