According to Oregon Administrative Rule 010-0037, if you are an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe of Oregon or a Native American tribe that had traditional and customary tribal boundaries in parts of the state of Oregon or that ceded or reserved lands within the state of Oregon, you shall be considered a resident for tuition purposes regardless of your state of residence. A student seeking to qualify for resident (in-state) tuition under the provisions of this rule must submit a copy of tribal enrollment document(s) showing tribal membership to the Office of Admissions. According to Oregon Administrative Rule 010-0037, the federally recognized tribes of Oregon are:

Oregon
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 Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Coquille Indian Tribe
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians
Klamath Tribes

According to Oregon Administrative Rule 010-0037, the Native American tribes that had traditional and customary boundaries in parts of the state of Oregon or had ceded or reserved lands within the state of Oregon are: 

California

Idaho

Benton Paiute Tribe

Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho

Big Bend Rancheria

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Big Lagoon Rancheria

 

Blue Lake Rancheria

Nevada

Bridgeport Indian Colony

Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

Cedarville Rancheria

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe

Fort Bidwell Indian Tribe

Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Lovelock Paiute Tribe

Karuk Tribe of California

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Likely Rancheria

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

Lookout Rancheria

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

Lytton Rancheria

Walker River Paiute Tribe

Melochundum Band of Tolowa Indians

Winnemucca Indian Colony

Montgomery Creek Rancheria

Yerington Paiute Tribe

Pit River Tribe

 

Quartz Valley Indian Community

Oklahoma

Redding Rancheria

Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

Roaring Creek Rancheria

 

Smith River Rancheria

Washington

Susanville Rancheria

Chehalis Community Council

Tolowa-Tututni Tribe

Chinook Indian Nation

Winnemucca Colony

Colville Confederated Tribes

XL Ranch

Quinalt Indian Nation

Yurok Tribe

Shoalwater Bay Tribe

 

Yakama Indian Nation

 


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