Membership Cards

What types of cards are available?

  • Tribal Membership Verification Card – This card verifies and commemorates tribal membership. It does NOT serve as a federally recognized form of ID.
  • Tribal Membership Identification Card (ID) – The ID card verifies and commemorates tribal membership and serves as a federally recognized identification card. The ID card contains an expiration date related only to the ID function, but your tribal membership does not expire.As a federally recognized ID (not a REAL ID), your card can be used for purposes such as voting, flying domestically with TSA, and other situations requiring official identification.
  • Travel Advisory: We recommend that individuals using the CNO Tribal Membership ID for travel:
    • Ask the TSA agent to look up the ID under the T’s for “The” Choctaw Nation.
    • Carry another form of ID as a backup.
    • It’s important to note that TSA agents have the authority to question or reject IDs they cannot validate under Homeland Security standards.

How do I apply for a new or replacement card?

Complete an Amendment Application available online or upon request.

What are the requirements for obtaining a card?

You will need to complete an Amendment Application, available online or upon request.

For the ID Card application only, submit:

  • Passport-style photo with white background, forward-facing, chest and up photo with no glasses or hat.
  • A secondary valid, unexpired form of identification, such as:
    • Tribal Membership ID
    • State-issued ID or Driver’s License
    • U.S. Military ID
    • U.S. or Foreign Passport (book or card)
    • Trusted Traveler ID
    • For other acceptable secondary ID forms, please contact our office.

Choctaw Nation Headquarters

1802 Chukka Hina
Durant, OK 74701
580-634-0654