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- https://sou.edu/admissions/afford/aboriginal-rights/
- https://sou.edu/admissions/afford/aboriginal-rights/

Aboriginal Rights Recognition
580-010-0037 Residence Classification of Members of Oregon Tribes
Students who are enrolled members of federally recognized tribes of Oregon or who are enrolled members of a Native American tribe which had traditional and customary tribal boundaries that included parts of the state of Oregon or which had ceded or reserved lands within the state of Oregon shall be assessed resident tuition regardless of their state of residence.
Documentation
Students seeking to be assessed resident tuition under the provisions of this rule shall submit a photocopy of tribal enrollment which documents current tribal membership, or other official document, or a letter that provides evidence of current tribal membership. This information shall be submitted to the Office of Admissions.
Recognized Tribes
For purposes of this rule, the federally recognized tribes of Oregon are:
- Burns Paiute Tribe
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
- Coquille Indian Tribe
- Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians
- Klamath Tribes
For purposes of this rule, the Native American tribes which had traditional and customary tribal boundaries that included parts of the state of Oregon or which had ceded or reserved lands within the state of Oregon are as follows.
California:
- Benton Paiute Tribe
- Big Bend Rancheria
- Big Lagoon Rancheria
- Blue Lake Rancheria
- Bridgeport Indian Colony
- Cedarville Rancheria
- Fort Bidwell Indian Tribe
- Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Karuk Tribe of California
- Likely Rancheria
- Lookout Rancheria
- Lytton Rancheria
- Melochundum Band of Tolowa Indians
- Montgomery Creek Rancheria
- Pit River Tribe
- Quartz Valley Indian Community
- Redding Rancheria
- Roaring Creek Rancheria
- Smith River Rancheria
- Susanville Rancheria
- Tolowa-Tututni Tribe
- Winnemucca Colony
- XL Ranch
- Yurok Tribe
Idaho:
- Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho
- Shoshoni-Bannock Tribes
Nevada:
- Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
- Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
- Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
- Lovelock Paiute Tribe
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
- Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
- Summit Lake Paiute Tribe
- Walker River Paiute Tribe
- Winnemucca Indian Colony
- Yerington Paiute Tribe
Oklahoma:
- Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma
Washington:
- Chehalis Community Council
- Colville Confederated Tribes
- Quinault Indian Nation
- Shoalwater Bay Tribe
- Yakama Indian Nation
Contact SOU Admissions
SOU Office of Admissions
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6411 (local)
855.470.3377 (toll-free)
541.552.8403 (fax)
admissions@sou.edu
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