tribal membership

collocation in English

meaningsoftribalandmembership

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tribal
adjective
uk
/ˈtraɪ.bəl/us
/ˈtraɪ.bəl/
relating to ...
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membership
noun
uk
/ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/us
/ˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/
the state of belonging to ...
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(Definition oftribalandmembershipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftribal membership

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Tribalmembershipwas frequently defined according to so-called blood quantum standards, so that mixed race children were eventually excluded.
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Requirements fortribalmembershipvary widely by tribe.
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Tribalmembershipis open to any descendant of the tribal members listed on the official 1935 census rolls, regardless of blood quantum.
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Thetribalmembershiphas grown to approximately 4,563 members as of 2009.
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Tribalmembershipis 134, with 15 to 20 living on the reservation.
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Nations with high blood quantum requirements may have to change their rules fortribalmembershipor see their numbers decrease.
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Historical figures might predate tribal enrollment practices and may be included based on reliable sources that document ethnologicaltribalmembership.
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The tribes retain their inherent power to determinetribalmembership, to regulate domestic relations among members, and to prescribe rules of inheritance for members.
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It is an issue because there are benefits thattribalmembershipgrants.
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They also claimed that the bank had discriminated against them based on theirtribalmembership.
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By 2013 thetribalmembershiphad gone from an estimated 1800 members to an estimated 900 members.
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It is estimated, however, that 3 to 4 times that number are eligible fortribalmembership.
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Tribalmembershipis over 2000 with approximately 1700 living on the reservation.
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They basetribalmembershipon individuals' proving descent, by recognized genealogical documentation, from people included on the 1900 census of the tribe.
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By 2005,tribalmembershiphad increased to 785.
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Tribalmembershipconflicts have led to a number of legal disputes, court cases, and the formation of activist groups.
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There are several requirements to obtaintribalmembership.
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Tribalmembershipcriteria vary by tribe.
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