Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation

The RLN Tribal Roll has been officially closed until January 03, 2011 effective immediately. Any new applications received from July 12, 2010 to December 31, 2010 will not be processed until after January 03, 2011.

Any Students starting or returning to College in September 2010, may apply for enrollment into the Nation if a Tribal Card is required from the College as proof of Native American Ancestry.

In the event of a specific emergency that would require an applicant’s application to be processed immediately, the applicant must show proof of the emergency and all qualifying documentation must be received in order to process any emergency applications for membership.

Genealogy Committee

As of 2006 one of the requirement’s for enrollment and continued enrollment into the Ramapough Lenape Nation was that all applications must have a copy of the applicant’s certified birth certificate with their qualifying Ramapough parent(s) name on it.  Also your application must be filled out to the three (3) generations with names and dates.  If you do not know the dates then please write “unk” in the space

Applicants:

This is still a requirement and the Genealogy Committee cannot process any applications that do not have a qualifying birth certificate attached.  If the Committee receives any applications without a birth certificate, the applicant will be notified by U.S. Mail or Email if an email address is on the application.  This will slow down your approval process because the application cannot be processed until a  birth certificate is received, so please do not send applications without birth certificates.

The above also applies to current members and old members that were removed from the roll in 2006 because you did not send in a birth certificate or your paperwork was incomplete.

Old Members:

Old members that were removed from the roll in 2006 and are now requesting updated cards will not be put back on the roll until their paperwork is complete (a completely filled out application with a qualifying birth certificate is considered completed paperwork).

Old members requesting updated cards will receive a letter notifying them what information is required in order to be put back on the roll.  It may require completing a new application or sending a qualifying birth certificate or both.  The letter will state what is need.

Current Members:

The Genealogy Committee has unanimously agreed that due to the short time span before the June elections members that have not supplied a birth certificate, may not have enough time to acquire one, especially do to the hard economic times, therefore those members will be allowed to vote in the elections, but after elections are over all members without birth certificates in their files will be notified by U.S. Mail or Email if an email address has been supplied.  You will be allowed sixty (60) days to comply or you will automatically be removed from the roll at the end of the sixty (60) days

Genealogy Committee

Welcome Members and Prospective Members,

Our new Genealogy Page is still a work in progress, but soon you will be able to find all Genealogy Information and News here.

Coming Soon to this page:

• Updated information on enrollment requirements
• Instructions to guide you through completing the Enrollment Ancestry Chart Application
• A sample application form to go along with the instructions

There will be links to Free Online Census Records to help in your search for your qualifying Ancestors. 

Best of all, coming soon will be a New Online Enrollment Ancestry Chart.  You will be able to type your application online, print a copy and mail it in along with your birth certificate.

If you need a copy of the Enrollment Ancestry Chart Application click the link to your right “Tribal Enrollment Application” and a PDF copy of the Enrollment Ancestry Chart Application will appear in a new window.  Your can save a copy to your Computer by clicking the “Save As” link under your “File” menu, or you can print a copy from your printer.

For Our Members,

Please click on the two News Flashes below to see what you need to do in order to get your New Updated Tribal Card, and what you need to do to see if your Name is on the Updated Tribal Roll.

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Members, please do not call the Tribal Office to request an Updated Tribal Card.  Updated Cards will ONLY be issued to members that send in a Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope.  There will be no EXCEPTIONS.

Thank you
Genealogy Committee

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