Tribal Citizenship and U.S. Citizenship: How Dual Status Works
Holding citizenship in an Indigenous nation and in the United States at the same time is long established. Here is how the two relate.
Yes, a person can be a citizen of an Indigenous nation and a citizen of the United States at the same time. Native Americans have held both since at least 1924, and UNDRIP Article 33(1) states that an Indigenous people’s right to determine its own membership does not impair the right of its members to hold citizenship of the State they live in.
Holding national status or citizenship in the Xi-Amaru Republic while remaining a citizen of the United States. Each government exercises its own jurisdiction over its own matters.
Two relationships, not a choice between them
Citizenship describes a legal relationship between a person and a government. A person can hold more than one such relationship. Members of the 574 federally recognized tribes, for example, are citizens of their tribal nations and of the United States at once. Citizenship in the Xi-Amaru Republic works the same way: it is a formal legal and civic relationship with the Republic, and it does not end a person’s U.S. citizenship.
What the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 did
Signed by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924, the Act declared all non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States to be U.S. citizens. Its proviso stated that granting citizenship would not impair or otherwise affect any Indian’s right to tribal or other property. U.S. citizenship was added; tribal standing was not taken away. The Aboriginal Ministry of Justice lists the Act among the legal foundations confirming that dual national status, Xi-Amaru Republic and U.S., is lawful.
What the declarations say
“Indigenous peoples have the right to determine their own identity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions. This does not impair the right of indigenous individuals to obtain citizenship of the States in which they live.”
“Indigenous individuals and communities have the right to belong to one or more indigenous peoples…”
How the two jurisdictions sit together
The Republic, known within U.S. territory as Amexum, its Indian country, operates cooperatively alongside U.S. jurisdiction. A citizen of the Republic who works for an employer operating under another jurisdiction, for example, interacts with both. The Ministry’s role is to keep the Republic’s side of that relationship documented: citizenship status, records, and credentials. See Why Jurisdiction Decides Who Issues an ID and Jurisdiction and Tax Authority.
Start with Step 1
Tribal Screening for those with Indigenous lineage, or ARK Eligibility for Christian families.
Questions people ask
Can I be a tribal citizen and a U.S. citizen?
Yes. Members of federally recognized tribes hold both, and citizenship in the Xi-Amaru Republic does not end U.S. citizenship.
Did the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act end tribal membership?
No. It made non-citizen Indians born in the United States U.S. citizens, and its proviso said citizenship would not impair any Indian’s right to tribal or other property.
Do I give up U.S. citizenship to join the Xi-Amaru Republic?
No. Dual status means holding both relationships at the same time.
Sources: Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 253); Congressional Research Service R47414 (2024) for the count of federally recognized tribes. Declaration text checked word for word against the primary sources: ADRIP, AG/RES. 2888 (XLVI-O/16) and UNDRIP, A/RES/61/295. This article is general education, not legal, tax or financial advice.
