Enrollment

The Enrollment Office is established in C.C. Chapter 49. It administers Tribal law governing membership in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The Enrollment Office provides administrative and support services to the public applying for enrollment. It presents applications for enrollment to the Enrollment Committee for approval and maintains official enrollment records. The office collaborates with and supports Tribal finance, human services programs, and other Tribal departments and entities concerning transactions requiring enrollment status and enrollment information. The Enrollment Office has one director and three staff members.

As of September 30, 2018, the Tribe’s Enrollment Officer and manager of the Enrollment Office is Melanie Lambert.