a) 
Eligibility for Membership. The membership of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi shall consist of all persons meeting the following criteria who:
1. 
Is a lineal descendant of any person listed on the Taggart Roll of 1904; and
2. 
Is the biological child of an enrolled member of the Nottawaseppi Huron of the Potawatomi, whether that member is living or deceased, provided that if the biological parent member is deceased, he/she was a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi at the time of his/her death; and
3. 
Was born on or after January 1, 2019; and
4. 
Is not more than 21 years of age as of the date his/her application for enrollment is submitted; and
5. 
Is not a member of any other Indian tribe of the United States or Canada whether federally recognized or not.
b) 
The Burden of proof for membership in the Band is on the applicant. The Tribal Council shall not have the power to change or establish additional substantive criteria for membership in addition to those established in Section 1(a) of this Article.
a) 
A membership and enrollment committee appointed by the Tribal Council shall keep a current census of the Band.
b) 
The Tribal Council shall have the power to temporarily suspend the approval of new requests for enrollment when such action is determined to be necessary to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the Band.
a) 
The Tribal Council shall have the power to enact statutes consistent with this Article to govern the adoption of persons not meeting the criteria described in Section 1(a) of this Article, provided that such statutes require persons seeking membership by adoption to meet the following minimum criteria.
1. 
Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at times he or she applies for membership; or
2. 
Is a minor child who has been legally adopted by a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi;
3. 
Is not a member of any other Indian tribe of the United States or Canada whether federally recognized or not.
4. 
The person is North American Indian who is at least one-quarter (1/4) degree Indian blood quantum.
b) 
The statute enacted by the Tribal Council shall provide that persons meeting the above minimum criteria and any additional criteria prescribed by the Tribal Council, upon written application for adoption into the Band, shall become members by a majority vote of the members at its annual General Membership meeting held in the month of April.
a) 
Persons who become members of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi through the adoption procedure set forth in Section 3 of this Article, shall thereupon have the right to vote on matters pertaining to the Band and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of membership subject to the following exceptions:
1. 
Such persons shall be excluded from participating in any claims arising out of treaties.
2. 
Such persons shall be prohibited from serving on the Tribal Council, and
3. 
Children of adopted members, who do not trace to the Base Roll may, upon reaching the age of eighteen (18), submit an application pursuant to Section 3 of this article.
a) 
Adult Tribal Members may relinquish their membership with the Band, by signing and notarizing an approved relinquishment form obtained from the tribal enrollment office.
b) 
A parent or legal guardian may, in compliance with an enrollment code, adopted by the Tribal Council, request relinquishment on behalf of a minor or for a person deemed incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
a) 
Persons may only be removed from the Membership Roll for the following reasons:
1. 
A Tribal Member who is found to have been erroneously or fraudulently enrolled, or is an enrolled member of another Indian tribe, whether federally recognized or not, or any other person who is found not eligible for Tribal Membership pursuant to the tribe's membership requirements contained in the Constitution of the Huron Band shall be subject to disenrollment. A Tribal Member who has been convicted of criminal treason in the Band's tribal court and all opportunities to appeal such conviction have been exhausted, is subject to disenrollment.
b) 
No person shall be disenrolled from the Band unless they are first notified in writing of the reason(s) for their disenrollment, and given not less than thirty (30) days after such notification to request a hearing before the Tribal Court. The Tribal Court shall give such person at least thirty (30) days' written notice before the hearing on their case before the Tribal Court. The hearing shall be open unless the person in question requests that the hearing be held in Closed Session.
c) 
Until disenrollment is final under applicable law, the individual shall have all rights he/she is entitled to as a Tribal Member.
a) 
Once removed from the Membership Roll, an individual shall not be eligible to reapply for membership for a period of ten (10) years from the official date of relinquishment or disenrollment.
b) 
A minor whose membership had been relinquished by a parent or legal guardian may reapply for membership upon reaching the age of eighteen (18) and up until the age of thirty (30).
c) 
An incompetent whose membership has been relinquished by his/her parent or legal guardian may reapply for membership through an application submitted by their parent or current legal guardian.
a) 
The Tribal Council shall have the power to enact statutes consistent with this Article to govern future membership, the loss of membership, and membership appeals.