Membership in the Maritime Wabanaki Confederacy, Inc. :

1...Must provide legally certified documentation of one's genealogical or other records that proves an unbroken ancestral tie to one or more of the following:

(a)...a documented grand chief of the pre-deportation Wabanaki Confederacy

(b)...a chief, deputy or captain of the original pre-deportation Wabanaki Confederacy.

(c) ...a pre-deportation Wabanaki treaty signer.

(d) ...an ancestor with Indian blood who lived in Acadia during the signing of the pre-deportation treaty signings.

(e)...an ancestor who was adopted by Indians prior to the deportation and their descendants.

(f)..an ancestor who married an Indian prior to the deportation or descendants of such a person.

(g)...Anyone who was considered an Indian and lived in Acadia prior to the deportation and their descendants

(h)...Anyone that the Wabanaki Grand Council unanimously considers to be an Indian based on other factors.

(i)....Anyone who was issued a "status" card from Indian affairs, or who had ancestors with such cards.

Membership will be reviewed in a case by case basis. Each applicants will be processed fairly and quickly.
There will be no discrimination based on age, sex, racial purity (blood quorums), tribal origins or affiliations, spiritual beliefs, financial condition, etc.

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Exceptions:
The following will be barred from membership

1...Anyone who belongs to another indian group or association that is considered counter-productive to the aims and objectives of the Wabanaki Confederacy Grand Council.

2...Anyone who refuses to follow the guidelines or rules established by the Wabanaki Confederacy Grand Council

3...Anyone who engages in practices deemed to be illegal under Canadian law.

4...Anyone who does not accept the Wabanaki Confederacy Grand Council as the sole authority over the issues of pre-deportation Wabenaki treaties and treaty rights for the Wabanaki peoples.

5...Anyone who creates a situation that could be harmful for any member of the Wabanaki Confederacy Grand Council.

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For info:
Write
Maritime Wabanaki Confederacy, Inc.
Box 26109
Moncton, N.B.
E1C 9M9 Canada
email " graywolf250@hotmail.com