Office of Enrollment

Hours of Operations

Effective Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The new hours will be as follows:
8:00AM to 12:00PM: OPEN
12:00PM to 1:00PM: CLOSED
1:00PM to 3:00PM: OPEN
3:00PM to 5:00PM: CLOSED*

*The Office of Enrollment will be closed to the general public each day at 3:00PM so staff may keep up with filing, research, administrative functions and responding to inquiries from other Tribes, Villages, Agencies and tribal members.

Benefits of Membership

  1. To receive health care at Indian Health Services (depending on the area of residence).
  2. To be eligible for education or scholarship benefits.
  3. To acquire domestic needs for adults, such as, coal/wood permits and village land assignments.
  4. To receive burial assistance benefits thorough the Hopi Tribe’s Social Services Program.
  5. To acquire Hopi Tribal Membership Card for identification purpose.
  6. To qualify for Indian Preference in employment.

The requirements to be eligible for Hopi Tribal Membership are as follows:

  1. The applicant must have one-fourth (1/4) or more Hopi-Tewa Indian blood quantum and be a lineal descent from any Hopi-Tewa Indian person whose name appears on the 12/31/37 Hopi Base Membership Roll.
  2. The applicant must not be enrolled with any other tribe, as dual enrollment is prohibited.

Note: The Hopi Enrollment Office does not accept DNA test results.

Learn more about services such as how to obtain a Hopi Tribe Photo I.D., Correction/Changes to Membership Records, Notary Services, etc. Please click here to view the Enrolled Member Service page. 

Membership Criteria/Eligibility

In accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Hopi Tribe, ARTICLE II-MEMBERSHIP provides the criteria and eligibility for membership.

ARTICLE II—MEMBERSHIP shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 1

The following persons shall be enrolled members of the Hopi Tribe.

All persons whose names appear on the Census Roll of the Hopi Tribe as of December 31, 1937, as corrected and adopted by the Hopi Tribal Council; PROVIDED, That subsequent corrections may be made to said roll by the Hopi Tribal Council at any time with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

Section 2

After the effective date of this amendment, the following persons shall be eligible for enrolled membership in the Hopi Tribe.

(a) All persons of one-fourth (1/4) degree Hopi Indian blood or more, or one-fourth (1/4) degree Tewa Indian blood or more, or one -fourth (1/4) degree Hopi-Tewa Indian blood or more combined, born after December 31, 1937, who are not enrolled with any other Indian Tribe.

(b) For the purpose of determining enrolled membership, Hopi Indian blood, Tewa Indian blood, and Hopi-Tewa Indian blood shall mean biological lineal descent from any Hopi or Tewa Indian person whose name appears on the Corrected Membership Roll of the Hopi Tribe as defined in Section 1.

Section 3

Person Already Enrolled
All persons properly enrolled as members of the Hopi Tribe as of the effective date of this amendment shall continue to be members.

Section 4

Village Membership
Village Membership shall be determined by the individual Hopi Villages.

Section 5

Hopi Enrollment Ordinance
The Hopi Tribal Council shall adopt, and from time to time may amend, an enrollment ordinance not inconsistent with this Article setting forth the manner in which this Article shall be implemented and administered.

Amendment IV: Approved on December 07, 1993

Hopi Tribal Ordinance # 33 – Hopi Enrollment Ordinance Section 13

The Hopi Tribal Council shall not approve an application for enrollment if the applicant is an enrolled member of another Indian Tribe, unless such approval is expressly conditioned upon receipt by the Enrollment Office of an official notice of relinquishment of membership in the other Indian tribe. Any enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe shall be disenrolled and removed from the membership roll in accordance with Section 12 of this Ordinance if that person is or becomes a member of any other Indian Tribe.

Enrollment Forms

Below are the following enrollment forms:

  • Abstract of Enrolled Member Record
  • Membership Application
  • Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB)
  • Enrollment Abstract of Pending Applicant
  • Notice of Death of a Member
  • Request for Verification of Enrollment Status
  • Statement of Relinquishment of Membership
  • Verification of Indian Preference for Employment (BIA 4432 Form)
  • Authorization for Release of Information

Once forms are completed, please send them to Felicita Koinva, Enrollment Coordinator at FKoinva@hopi.nsn.us. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Tribal membership cards WILL NOT be mailed out to members. Membership cards must be completed in-person.


Staff:
Catherine Wright, Enrollment Director – (928)734-3151, CWright@hopi.nsn.us
Felicita Koinva, Enrollment Coordinator – (928)734-3154, FKoinva@hopi.nsn.us
Vacant, Records Clerk – HopiEnrollment@hopi.nsn.us