Section 5. Reinstatement.

Section 5. Reinstatement.

Section 5.

Reinstatement. Any person who relinquishes his or her membership in the Tribe, pursuant to Section 4(a), above, or who has been disenrolled from the Tribe pursuant to Section 4(b), above, shall be reinstated as a member of the Tribe by the Tribal Council if the person meets all of the following requirements:

(a) at least five (5) years have passed since the date of their relinquishment or disenrollment; 

      (1) This five (5) year waiting period for reinstatement shall not apply to persons who were under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of their relinquishment or disenrollment.
      (2) This five (5) year waiting period for reinstatement shall not apply to any person whose relinquishment or disenrollment occurred prior to the adoption of this constitution.

(b) provides adequate proof to the Tribal Council that he or she has given up his or her membership in any other federally recognized Indian Tribe, band or group; and
(c) applies for reinstatement as a member of the Tribe, in accordance with the applicable enrollment ordinance.