If it were that easy, half the people on this board would eligible for membership. My ancestors were granted land by the US govt for being Friendly Creeks and were also interpreters during the removal. My ancestors were also identified as ancestors to the present-day Poarch Band of Creeks (Atmore, AL) based on the anthropological report that was produced many moons ago. I believe you can find this document on the BIA website. My family has connections to Tarvin, Sizemore, Bailey, Stiggins, Boone, Pyburn, Weatherford, etc. However, the Poarch Band of Creeks has strict enrollment criteria: Poarch Band of Creek Indians previous Tribal Enrollment Rules required all applicants for Tribal Membership to have: A. Have an an Immediate Family Member on present Tribal Rolls for one to be eligible to enroll as a Poarch Tribal Member: B. And have a Direct Lineal Ancestor who is Identified as Indian on any one of the Identified three Federal Census Documents specified in the list below: C. An applicant must also prove by documentation, he or she has a calculated 1/4 minimum blood degree quantum, which is calculated from the each Fullblood Ancestor who is Identified on these three specified Federal Census. 1. An Ancestor Identified as Indian on the 1900 Monroe Co. Alabama U.S. Federal Special Indian Census. 2. An Ancestor Identified as Indian on the 1900 Escambia County, Alabama Federal Census. 3. An Ancestor Identified as Indian on the 1870 Escambia County, Alabama U.S. Federal Census. The Ruling of Applicants being required to have an Immediate Family Member, such as a Father, Mother, Brother or Sister on the Rolls in order to Enroll as a Poarch Tribal Member, has been recently been removed as a requirement. The Poarch Tribal Council did that because that had limited severely who they could enroll. Family members of the Chief could not be enrolled. Hope this helps, Amanda > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:56:39 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Eligibility for enrollment with the Poarch > Creek Band > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > In a message dated 8/6/2008 11:50:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I grew up 5 miles from the reservation and am proud of my Indian > heritage. > > > You are probably eligible for enrollment with the Poarch Creek Band, but not > necessarily. Check the internet for genealogical information on the mixed > blood families who were ancestors of the Poarch Creeks. They received their > reserves and exemption from deportation to Oklahoma because of working for the > US Army during the Removal Period. There are only certain families > eligible. You must prove descent from one of the households granted reserves. > > Richard T.