Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in New York

HOW CAN NATIVE AMERICANS RENOUNCE US CITIZENSHIP

At birth our parents are tricked into thinking we have to be registered as citizens of the USA.We are Native American at birth. We are not required to join the United States are we?


Asked on 1/30/11, 7:44 pm

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Locksley Wade Law Office of Locksley O. Wade

Native Americans (or First Americans) are citizens of the United States if born within its borders. Native American tribes have limited sovereignty within the boundaries of their tribal lands. Any citizen of the U.S. can renounce their U.S. citizenship by leaving the U.S. and obtaining citizenship in another country.

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Answered on 2/02/11, 4:44 pm


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