SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION of the Ohio Valley - TRIBAL ENROLLMENT FORM 2024.

I agree to terms & conditions provided by the Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley. By providing my phone number, I agree to receive text messages from the business. IMPORTANT: Gather all of your documents before you start this application. The application may time out if you don't have your documents ready for upload.  Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley   Membership Member ID Number_______________ Date______________ Please complete this form for consideration of membership into the Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio, you must also complete the genealogy page. We need one completed application and genealogy page per applicant, incomplete applications will not be processed. NOTE:The annual fee for tribal citizenship is:

$25 per person over 18 years old

$10 per person under 18 years old

$15 for veterans and citizens with a disability.

The fee is due on July 1st of each year.

The cost of the new tribal card ID’s are $37 per person. These new and improved ID cards have security features and can be used as a legal form of identification. The cards are payable via the Square app.  Please finish: 1. Complete this online application and the genealogy section, 2. A copy of your direct line of genealogy back to your Native American ancestors from the list of Core Family names.  3. At least one document showing the relationship connecting one generation to the preceding generation. Ex: Census record, Birth certificate, death certificate or marriage license. a. Please label each document about the specific relative. For example, for yourself write the word "Self" on the document that is about you, and "parent" on the one about your parent.  4. Photo of applicant with your name clearly printed on the back (complete facial photo), 5. Please include BIRTH and DEATH LOCATIONS. 6. Check (preferred) or money order made payable to Saponi-Catawba Nation (DO NOT SEND CASH). Thank you, Melanie Levy Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley Secretary/Tribal Council Member. Tribal office Email:saponicatawbanationov@gmail.com.

Please follow enrollment instructions. Principal Chief Gobele Adkins, c/o Saponi-Catawba Nation, PO Box 328, SOUTH WEBSTER, OH 45682 - Please include your email address.

Confidential Non-Disclosure Agreement

Saponi-Catawba Nation of the Ohio Valley, hereinafter referred to as “Disclosure”, “We”, “Us” and “Our”, a Tribal Micro-Nation, issues this Confidential Non-Disclosure Agreement to also hereinafter referred to as “Recipient”, “You”, “Your” and any of their assigns and assistants listed on this application for tribal enrollment, and any entity or corporation involved with, or having knowledge of SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY enter into this agreement (“Agreement”) on the date assigned and sealed below.

Recipient and SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY desire to exchange certain confidential information in order to assist Recipient with particular research information pertaining to Recipient’s circumstances. SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY wishes to maintain the confidentiality of the material and information exchanged and disclosed to you;

1.       DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: “Confidential Information” means information to include formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, special and official contacts and information, forms, internal conversations, documents, meetings, devices, methods, techniques and processes of tribal, national international, commercial, and economic value , actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means, by other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and includes, without limitation: SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY activities, business plans and strategies, marketing plans and information, or any documentation, information concerning business relationships, recipient and disclosure information, employee/ volunteer / consultant information, financial data, proposed products, descriptions of inventions, process descriptions, descriptions of technical know-how, engineering and technical plans, specifications and documentation, security, discoveries and trade secrets and other related materials, and information disclosed by “You” to another unauthorized or authorized Recipient pursuant to this Agreement; Confidential Information may be written, oral, expressed in electronic media, or otherwise

disclosed, and may be tangible or intangible. All materials and information disclosed by “You” to unauthorized or authorized third parties pursuant to this Agreement will be presumed to be Confidential Information and will be so regarded by the SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY, unless “You” can prove that the materials and information are not Confidential Information because of the application of clause 3 below.

2.       OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: The Recipient (“You”) (“the Receiving Party”) of Confidential Information from the other party (SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY) (the “Disclosing Party”) agrees: (i) that you will maintain and preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information, including, without limitation, taking such steps to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, as Disclosing Party will preserve the confidentiality of its own confidential information, and in no event less than reasonable protective steps; (ii)

that Disclosing Party will disclose such Confidential Information to Recipient on a “need-to-know” basis, and only for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement and authorized for release by SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY authorized representative(s) who is / are authorized to make such disclosures, and only to Recipient who has agreed to maintain the confidentiality thereof; (iii) that it will not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party without the express written consent of the Disclosing Party; and (iv) that Receiving Party will use such Confidential Information solely in its consideration of whether to enter into this arrangement with the Disclosing Party, and that Receiving Party will not otherwise use for its benefit or the benefit of any third party any such Confidential Information.

 

3.       EXCEPTIONS: The obligations in Clause 2 above will not apply to, and Confidential Information, as defined hereunder, will not include information or materials which (i) are already known to the Receiving Party at the time that they are disclosed to or from Disclosing Party; or (ii) are publicly known at the time of disclosure to the Receiving Party by the Disclosing Party. The obligations in Clause 2 above will cease as to particular Confidential Information from and after the date that the particular Confidential Information is released by Disclosing Party, upon mutual agreement between Receiving Party and Disclosing Party, or to third party (ies) with disclosure restrictions agreed upon by both Receiving Party and Disclosing Party, and without knowledge or reasonable suspicion that disclosure to third party is in breach of any obligations to the Receiving Party and Disclosing Party; or (iii)has been approved for public release by written authorization of the Disclosing Party.

4.       CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS AGREEMENT: Receiving Party and Disclosing Party agree to maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this Agreement.

5.       REQUIRED LEGAL DISCLOSURE: Notwithstanding clauses 2 and 4 above, a Recipient party may disclose Confidential Information or the existence of this Agreement to the extent required by any applicable law, regulation or court; provided however that the Recipient Party will notify the Disclosing Party promptly after becoming aware of its obligation to make such disclosure and will permit the Disclosing Party to seek to challenge or limit such required disclosure.

6.       VIOLATION AND BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT: The Recipient is hereby “Noticed” that violations or breaches in any manner of this Agreement herein will result in immediate termination of this Agreement and cessation of all communications and any other agreements.

7.       RETURN OF INFORMATION: In the event of termination of this Agreement, all documentation and tangible expressions shall remain the property of SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY and will not be returned to the Disclosing Party.

 

8.       NO LICENSE GRANTED: The SAPONI-CATAWBA NATION OF THE OHIO VALLEY and “You” agree that nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as granting any privileges, immunities, and rights, by license or otherwise, to any Confidential Information, except as expressly set forth herein.

9.       MISCELLANEOUS: None of the Confidential Information, which is disclosed by the Disclosing Party, shall constitute any representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or inducement by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party, including, without limitation, with respect to the infringement of trademarks, patents, copyrights or any rights of privacy or any rights of any third party. Each party agrees that money damages would be adequate compensation for breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, each party hereby consents in advance to the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of equitable relief (including an injunction that enjoins the breaching party from disclosing or using Confidential Information) to enforce the terms hereof. Both parties herein agree that proper venue for litigation is the District Court of the United States of America should litigation arise. In the event of any litigation or other proceedings before an adjudicative authority arise out of, or are related to this Agreement, the

non-prevailing party shall pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses of the prevailing party incurred therein. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties. All amendments or exceptions to this Agreement must be in writing and agreed upon by signatures and witnesses of both parties.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed the foregoing; Do you agree to the terms? All information given here considered private and confidential.