Registrar

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=220 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04797a40.gif" border=0 width="151" height="164" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>Koasek Traditional Band Of the Koas Abenaki Nation</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><~<~>~<~>~<~>~<->~<~>~<~>~<~>~></B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>~~~~~~~~~~~~ </B></div> <div> <A HREF="history_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History "><U><B>History</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="recognition.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recognition"><U><B>Recognition</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Registrar </B></div> <div> <A HREF="nawihla___pow_wow_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NAWIHLA: Pow Wow "><U><B>NAWIHLA: </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="nawihla___pow_wow_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NAWIHLA: Pow Wow "><U><B>Pow Wow</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="band_events_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Band Events "><U><B>Band Events</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="news_releases_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Releases "><U><B>News Releases</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="band_contacts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Band Contacts"><U><B>Band Contacts</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="koasek_band__thanks_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Koasek Band Thanks "><U><B>Koasek Thanks </B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="white_pine_association.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="White Pine Association"><U><B>White Pine Association</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="links_of_interest_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links Of Interest "><U><B>Links Of Interest </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guestbook"><U><B>Guestbook </B></U></A></div> <div> <B>~~~~~~~~~~~</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=260 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04700a42dwnpjk.gif"> <div> <B>Registrar</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>To Enroll into the Band,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>one must certify direct lineal </B></div> <div> <B>Koasek aka Cowasuck Abenaki Ancestry </B></div> <div> <B>of Vermont/New Hampshire/</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Southern Quebec Lineage.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Being an applicant must document his/her</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>relation to a direct ancestor who is of </B></div> <div> <B>such lineal ancestry.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>All applicants must submit Clear and </B></div> <div> <B>Convincing Proof of such lineage to our</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Tribal Authorities. Before you complete the Application, please understand our Requirements.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Koasek Citizenship Requirements</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>All Citizens must provide Abenaki Native American Indian ancestral documentation such as:  </B></div> <div> <B>Family Records / Birth Certificates / Genealogy Records & Documents. </B></div> <div> <B>Family Oral Traditions / Stories / Recognition Statements. </B></div> <div> <B>Family Pictures / Family Artifacts. </B></div> <div> <B>Family Historical References / Community or Native American Indian Community Recognition. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>To be considered as a Citizen you must prove to be: </B></div> <div> <B>Descendant from Baseline Koasek / Abenaki Family Groups</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>*</B></I><I><B>*M</B></I><I><B>any people are looking for thier roots today. many genealogy hobbists some totting certificates from taking courses or thinking themselves to be exceptional researchers from thier kitchen tables will offer to help you find those answers you have always been looking for. with the world wide web and a debit card in hand more and more people are claiming to be experts in the genealogy field but that doesn't necessarily make the information they collect to be accurate. you can look for a professional via BCG Directory which is in most libraries and also on the Internet at </B></I><A HREF="http://www.bcgcertification.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bcgcertification.org"><U><I><B>http://www.bcgcertification.org</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>You should also know that Indian tribes are land based communities and surnames of those communities come into play when researching native roots which is mainly known with in that region by the tribal communities themselves and usually only within that tribal region. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>After genealogists research data is submitted; a tribal council will consider genealogy paperwork, family histories written and oral, surnames and possibly dna results together in an applicant but not just one part of the list is used in determining your application for enrollment; US Census Records, Birth and Death Certificates are usually a disappointment for researchers looking for something that states 'indian" on them. however, it is important to include all those records, family history such as oral stories as well as family bibles, a family tree of all maiden names, places of birth etc in an application. </B></I><I><B>BCG definition of genealogy: Genealogy is the study of families in genetic and historical context. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Within that framework, it is the study of the people who compose a family and the relationships among them. At the individual level, it is biography, because we must reconstruct each individual life in order to separate each person’s identity from that of others bearing the same name. Beyond this, many researchers also find that genealogy is a study of communities because kinship networks have long been the threads that create the fabric of each community’s social life, politics, and economy.**</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Application</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://koasekabenaki.tripod.com/Citizenship_App.doc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://koasekabenaki.tripod.com/Citizens"><U><B>Click here for Our Application</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>When you are finished, </B></div> <div> <B>please send Completed Application</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>with all proofs from you to your Cowasuck Abenaki Ancestor to c/o:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation.</B></div> <div> <B>Attn: Band Registrar</B></div> <div> <B>P.O. Box 42</B></div> <div> <B>Newbury, VT 05051</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>~~If you have any Questions about Registration, </B><A HREF="mailto:Registrar@KoasekAbenaki.Org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Registrar@KoasekAbenaki.Org"><U><B>Contact the Band Registrar</B></U></A><B>~~</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>