The following information lists the blood requirements for eligibility for tribal membership. To be eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley program, a student must be eligible for tribal membership or be 1/4 blood degree descendant of a tribal member of a recognized tribe with written documentation.
| TRIBE | BLOOD QUANTUM REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP |
| Absentee Shawnee | 1/4 degree Absentee Shawnee blood |
| Apache | 1/8 degree total Indian blood |
| Caddo | 1/8 degree Caddo blood |
| Cherokee | Any degree-Descendent of tribal member |
| Cherokee-Shawnee | Any degree-Descendent of tribal member |
| Cheyenne-Arapaho | 1/4 degree with at least 1 enrolled parent |
| Chickasaw | Any degree-Descendent of a tribal member |
| Choctaw | Any degree-Descendent of a tribal member |
| Citizen Potawatomi Nation | Any degree-Descendent of a tribal member |
| Comanche | 1/4 degree Comanche blood |
| Creek | Any degree-Descendent of tribal member |
| Delaware Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma | Any-degree-Descendent of tribal member |
| Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma | 1/8 degree Absentee Delaware blood |
| Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Ft. Sill Apache | 1/16 degree Ft. Sill Apache blood |
| Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska | Any degree-Descendent of tribal member |
| Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma | 1/4 degree Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma blood |
| Kialegee Tribal Town | 1/4 degree Kialegee Tribe of Oklahoma |
| Kickapoo of Missouri | 1/4 degree Kickapoo of Missouri blood |
| Kickapoo of Oklahoma | 1/4 degree Kickapoo of Oklahoma blood |
| Kiowa | 1/4 degree Kiowa blood |
| Kaw | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Miami | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Modoc | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Osage | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Otoe-Missouria | 1/4 degree Otoe-Missouria blood |
| Ottawa | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Pawnee | 1/4 degree Pawnee blood |
| Peoria | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Ponca | 1/4 degree Indian blood and a parent must be enrolled |
| Prairie Band Potawtomi | 1/4 degree Prairie Band Potawtomi blood |
| Quapaw | 1/4 degree Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma |
| Sac & Fox Tribe of Missouri | 1/8 degree Indian blood born to member of tribe |
| Sac & Fox Tribe of Oklahoma | 1/4 degree Sac & Fox of Oklahoma |
| Seminole | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Seneca-Cayuga | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| Tonkawa Tribe | 1/4 degree Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma |
| Wichita | 1/8 degree Wichita or Affiliated Tribes |
| Wyandotte | Any degree-Descendant of tribal member |
| United Keetowah Band of Cherokees | 1/4 degree United Keetowah of Oklahoma |
The above tribes are for Oklahoma tribes only. If you have a question on out-of-state
tribal requirements for eligibility, you should contact the tribal office in question.