Enrollment

The Kiowa Tribe Enrollment Office serves as an important link between the Kiowa people, our families, our history, and our sovereign government. Our responsibility is more than maintaining an enrollment roll and tribal IDs—it is preserving the records, relationships, and history that connect generations of Kiowa people.

The history of Kiowa enrollment and tribal records is deeply connected to the treaties and agreements established between the Kiowa people and the United States. Kiowa treaties and agreements date back to the Treaty of 1837, followed by additional agreements in 1853, 1865, and the historic Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867. These agreements, along with subsequent allotment, census, and governmental records, became important historical sources for documenting Kiowa families and descendants.

Today, the Enrollment Office carries this responsibility forward through the laws and governing documents of the Kiowa Tribe. The Office administers membership in accordance with the Kiowa Tribe Constitution and the Kiowa Tribe Enrollment and Membership Act of 2017, Resolution No. KL-CY-2017-029, which became effective November 23, 2017.

Serving Kiowa Tribal Members

The Enrollment Office provides a variety of services to assist current and prospective Kiowa Tribal Members, including:

• Processing Kiowa Tribal membership applications
• Maintaining and updating the official Kiowa Tribal membership roll
• Issuing Kiowa Tribal Identification Cards
• Providing Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) letters
• Providing enrollment verification and non-enrollment verification
• Maintaining enrollment records and supporting documentation
• Providing copies of approved family trees and other enrollment-related records
• Processing name and address changes
• Assisting with membership relinquishments and other membership matters
• Providing statistical and demographic information
• Processing and issuing Eagle Permits in accordance with tribal requirements
• Assisting Kiowa citizens with questions concerning enrollment and membership

The Enrollment Office currently identifies its responsibilities as including verification of enrollment and non-enrollment, maintenance of the membership roll, CDIB letters, family trees, identification cards, membership applications, and other enrollment-related records and services.

Genealogy, Family Research & Blood Quantum Verification

One of the most important responsibilities of the Enrollment Office is genealogical research.

Our staff researches family relationships and historical records to help establish documented lines of descent and determine whether an applicant meets the Tribe's membership requirements. This work may involve reviewing birth and death records, marriage records, census records, historical enrollment records, allotment records, family trees, and other documentation.

Under the Kiowa Tribe Constitution, descendants of the original qualifying Kiowa allottees may be eligible for enrollment when they meet the applicable membership requirements, including the required degree of Kiowa Indian and/or Kiowa Captive blood. The Constitution also provides that individuals whose parents are not recorded on official Kiowa records may be required to establish their degree of Kiowa Indian and/or Kiowa Captive blood through other acceptable evidence.

This research is essential because every family has a story, and every generation is connected to the generations that came before it. Through careful genealogical research, the Enrollment Office works to document those connections and protect the accuracy and integrity of the Kiowa Tribal roll.

Family Trees & Preserving Our History

Family trees are an important part of Kiowa history. They help us understand our connections to our ancestors, relatives, communities, and future generations.

The Enrollment Office works to preserve family relationships and genealogical information contained within enrollment records. These records are more than administrative documents—they are part of the historical record of the Kiowa people.

By maintaining accurate records today, we help ensure that future generations can learn where they came from, understand their family connections, and continue the legacy of their Kiowa ancestors.

Protecting Our Kiowa Legacy

The Enrollment Office recognizes that enrollment is about more than numbers on a membership roll. It is about identity, family, ancestry, history, sovereignty, and belonging.

Our work helps protect the integrity of Kiowa membership while preserving historical information for generations to come. From researching an ancestor and documenting a family tree to processing a membership application or issuing a Tribal ID, every service contributes to the preservation of our Kiowa history.

Our Commitment

The Kiowa Tribe Enrollment Office is committed to providing accurate, respectful, confidential, and professional service to Kiowa Tribal Members and applicants.

We are honored to serve our people, preserve the records of those who came before us, document the families of today, and protect the history that will belong to the Kiowa generations of tomorrow.

Our ancestors gave us our history.
Our families carry it forward.
Our responsibility is to preserve it.

Kiowa Tribe Enrollment Office
Honoring Our Past • Serving Our People • Preserving Our Future

The Kiowa Enrollment office is now accepting Tribal ID applications from out of state Citizens! 

Please complete all appropriate forms below.

The Eagle permit must be signed by the Director of Enrollment or the Chairman

Eagle Permit