Request for Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Na

OMB Control No. 1076-0153
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XX

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
CERTIFICATE OF DEGREE OF INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE BLOOD
INSTRUCTIONS
All portions of the Request for Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) must
be completed. You must show your relationship to an enrolled member(s) of a federally recognized
Indian tribe, whether it is through your birth mother or birth father, or both. A federally recognized
Indian tribe means an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community
which appears on the list of recognized tribes published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of
the Interior (25 U.S.C. § 479a-1(a)).
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Your degree of Indian blood is computed from lineal ancestors of Indian blood who were
enrolled with a federally recognized Indian tribe or whose names appear on the designated base
rolls of a federally recognized Indian tribe.

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You must give the maiden names of all women listed on the Request for CDIB, unless they were
enrolled by their married names.

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A Certified Copy of a Birth Certificate is required to establish your relationship to a parent(s)
enrolled with a federally recognized Indian tribe(s).

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If your parent is not enrolled with a federally recognized Indian tribe, a Certified Copy of your
parent’s Birth or Death Certificate is required to establish your parent’s relationship to an
enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe(s). If your grandparent(s) were not
enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian tribe(s), a Certified Copy of the Birth or
Death Certificate for each grandparent who was the child of an enrolled member of a federally
recognized Indian tribe is required.

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Certified copies of Birth Certificates, Delayed Birth Certificates, and Death Certificates may be
obtained from the State Department of Health or Bureau of Vital Statistics in the State where the
person was born or died.

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In cases of adoption, the degree of Indian blood of the natural (birth) parent must be proven.

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Please return your request and supporting documents to the Agency from whom you
receive services. Incomplete requests will be returned with a request for further information.
No action will be taken until the request is complete.

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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF DEGREE OF INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE BLOOD

Requester’s Name (list all names by which Requester
is or has been known):

Requester’s Address (including zip code):

Requester’s Date of Birth:

Paternal Grandfather’s Name:

Father’s name:

Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:

Requester’s Place of Birth:
Tribe:
Roll No.:

Is Requester Adopted?

 Yes

Paternal Grandmother’s Name:

DOB:

 No

Deceased
Year____

 Yes

 No

Are Requester’s Parents Adopted?

 Yes

Deceased/Year____

Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:

Deceased/Year____

 No

Maternal Grandfather’s Name:

If Yes, list natural (birth)
parents: (If known)

Mother’s Name:

Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:

Tribe(s) with which Requester
is enrolled:
Roll Nos:

Deceased/Year____

Tribe:
Roll No.:
Maternal Grandmother’s Name:

DOB:
Deceased
Year____

 Yes

 No

Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:

Deceased/Year____

Date Received by
Bureau of Indian
Affairs:

Paternal Great Grandfather’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Paternal Great Grandmother’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Paternal Great Grandfather’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Paternal Great Grandmother’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Maternal Great Grandfather’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Maternal Great Grandmother’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Maternal Great Grandfather’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____
Maternal Great Grandmother’s Name:
Tribe:
Roll No:
DOB:
Deceased/Year____

SUBMIT TO: BIA AGENCY FROM WHOM YOU RECEIVE SERVICES
All BIA Agency Offices are listed in the Tribal Leaders Directory.
If you need help with locating the BIA AGENCY FROM WHOM YOU RECEIVE SERVICES,
please contact the Office of Indian Services at 202-513-7640.

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NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION
NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS.
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When you receive your CDIB, you must review it for the correct name spelling, birth dates, and blood degrees. If you believe that
there are any mistakes on the CDIB, you must give a written request for corrections and provide supporting documentation to the
issuing officer within 45 days (60 for Alaska tribes) of the date on the letter. If you fail to meet this deadline, appeal rights will be
lost. If the issuing officer decides that corrections are not needed, he or she will send a written determination with an explanation
through certified mail to you and provide you with a copy of the appeals procedures.
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If you are denied a CDIB, you will be given a written determination with an explanation for the denial and a copy of the appeal
procedures.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
The information collection requirement contained in 25 CFR § 70.11 and this request have been approved by the Office of Management
and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), and assigned clearance number 1076-0153. The agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number. Information is collected when individuals seek certification that they possess sufficient Indian blood to receive
Federal program services based upon their status as American Indians or Alaska Natives. The information collected will be used to assist
in determining eligibility of the individual to receive Federal program services. The information is supplied by a respondent to obtain a
Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood. It is estimated that responding to the request will take an average of 1.5 hours to
complete. This includes the amount of time it takes to gather the information and fill out the form. If you wish to make comments on
the burden imposed by the form, please send them to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 229, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87104. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR CDIB REQUEST TO THIS ADDRESS; you should instead submit your CDIB request to the
BIA Agency from whom you receive services. Note: comments, names and addresses of commentators are available for public review
during regular business hours. If you wish us to withhold this information, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your
comment. We will honor your request to the extent allowable by law. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended, the collection has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget, and assigned a number and expiration date. The
number and expiration date are at the top right corner of the form.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
This information is collected pursuant to the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Pursuant to system of record notice, Tribal Rolls, Interior,
BIA-7 (42 FR 19038), the Bureau of Indian Affairs will not disclose any record containing such information without the written consent
of the respondent unless the requestor uses the information to perform assigned duties. The primary use of this information is to certify
that an individual possesses Indian blood to receive Federal program services. Examples of others who may request the information are
U.S. Department of Justice or in a proceeding before a court or adjudicative body; Federal, state, local, or foreign law enforcement
agency; Members of Congress; Department of Treasury to effect payment; a Federal agency for collecting a debt; and other Federal
agencies to detect and eliminate fraud.
NOTICE OF EFFECTS OF NON-DISCLOSURE.
Disclosure of the information on this CDIB request is voluntary. However, proof of Indian blood is required to receive Federal program
services.
NOTICE OF STATEMENTS AND SUBMISSIONS.
Falsification or misrepresentation of information provided on this request is punishable under Federal Law, 18 U.S.C. 1001. Conviction
may result in a fine and/or imprisonment of not more than 5 years.
I request a CDIB, and certify that I have read the instructions, and above notices about my request for a CDIB. I further certify
that the information which I have provided with this request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs is true and correct.
________________________________________________________
(Requester’s signature)

___________________________
(date)

SUBMIT TO: BIA AGENCY FROM WHOM YOU RECEIVE SERVICES