This document provides instructions for completing Form BIA 4432 to verify eligibility for Indian preference in federal employment. It outlines four categories for preference: (1) membership in a federally-recognized tribe, (2) descent from a member residing on a reservation in 1934, (3) at least half Indian blood, and (4) Eskimo or other aboriginal Alaskan ancestry. Applicants must provide documentation to verify their qualifications, such as tribal enrollment, family history charts, or certification from a BIA representative. The form is then submitted with an application for federal employment to receive hiring preference.
This document provides instructions for completing Form BIA 4432 to verify eligibility for Indian preference in federal employment. It outlines four categories for preference: (1) membership in a federally-recognized tribe, (2) descent from a member residing on a reservation in 1934, (3) at least half Indian blood, and (4) Eskimo or other aboriginal Alaskan ancestry. Applicants must provide documentation to verify their qualifications, such as tribal enrollment, family history charts, or certification from a BIA representative. The form is then submitted with an application for federal employment to receive hiring preference.
This document provides instructions for completing Form BIA 4432 to verify eligibility for Indian preference in federal employment. It outlines four categories for preference: (1) membership in a federally-recognized tribe, (2) descent from a member residing on a reservation in 1934, (3) at least half Indian blood, and (4) Eskimo or other aboriginal Alaskan ancestry. Applicants must provide documentation to verify their qualifications, such as tribal enrollment, family history charts, or certification from a BIA representative. The form is then submitted with an application for federal employment to receive hiring preference.
This document provides instructions for completing Form BIA 4432 to verify eligibility for Indian preference in federal employment. It outlines four categories for preference: (1) membership in a federally-recognized tribe, (2) descent from a member residing on a reservation in 1934, (3) at least half Indian blood, and (4) Eskimo or other aboriginal Alaskan ancestry. Applicants must provide documentation to verify their qualifications, such as tribal enrollment, family history charts, or certification from a BIA representative. The form is then submitted with an application for federal employment to receive hiring preference.
Instructions to Applicants (Form BIA-4432): It is the responsibility of the individual establishing evidence of entitlement to Indian preference in employment to submit as much background information as possible to verify eligibility for preference. Category A: If you are a member of a Federally -recognized tribe, you may contact either your tribe or the BIA Agency Office servicing your tribe for completion of this category. O ne of the following procedures will apply and you will be advised by the BIA or your tribal representative: - If the Bureau maintains the tribal enrollment records or has a copy of a current tribal roll in its custody, the Bureau verification and signature is sufficient; -If your tribe has contracted the maintenance of tribal enrollment records, and the tribe certifies, then the verification must be countersigned by authorized Tribal representative(s); -The absence of 638 contract of the tribal enrollment records, and the tribe certifies, the verification must be countersigned by authorized Bureau representative. Category B, C, and D: If you are claiming preference based on any of these categories, you should provide as much information as possible regarding your family history. This will be the only information which the Bureau will have to certify to your descendancy. Instructions to the Division of Tribal Government Services: This form has been designed for verification that an individual is entitled to preference in employment. If the applicant does not meet the tribal enrollment criteria, the form should not be completed. Upon verification by Area Director, Superintendent, or designed BIA Representative, the individual will be entitled to preference in employment. Instructions to the Personnel Office: Receipt of this properly verified form, together with OF-612, Optional Application for Federal Employment entitles an applicant to preference in employment.
Form BIA 4432
Revised February 1999 VERIFICATION OF INDIAN PREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYMENT
IN BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE ONLY
To establish eligibility for Indian preference for employment with BIA/HIS. Complete one of the Categories below and submit with your OF-612, Option Application for federal Employment. Category A
MEMBERS OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES, BANDS FOR COMMUNITIES
This is to certify that the person named below is a member of tribe indicated: _______________________________ ____________ ________________________________ Full Name
Date of Birth
Tribal Affiliation
I certify that the above information was taken from the official membership records of the ____________________ Tribe and acknowledge that falsification and misrepresentation of this information is punishable under Federal Law. _________________________ ___________ OR _________________________ ___________ Tribal Representative
Date
BIA Representative
Date
_________________________
______________________________________
Title
Title
______________________________________ Agency Name
Category B
DESCENDANTS OF MEMBERS OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES, BANDS
OR COMMUNITIES WHO WERE RESIDING ON ANY INDIAN RESERVATION ON JUNE 1, 1934 This is to certify that the person named below as established to my satisfaction that he/she is a Descendant of an enrolled member of the tribe named below and that he/she was living on an Indian Reservation on June 1, 1934. The applicants family history is outlined on the attached family history chart:
_________________________ ___________
Name of Individual
Date of Birth
_______________________________________ Reservation of Residence on June 1, 1934
_______________________________________ Agency Name
Form BIA 4432
Revised February 1999
Category C
PERSONS WHO POSSESS AT LEAST ONE-HALF DEGREE INDIAN BLOOD DERIVED
FROM TRIBES INDIGENOUS TO THE UNITED STATES: This is to certify that I have reviewed the documentation to support the below listed individuals claim to the possession of at least one-half degree Indian blood. The attached family history chart outlines the individuals family history:
Based On: ______________________________________ ________________________________ ___________ ______________________________________ BIA Representative Date ______________________________________ _____________________________________________ ______________________________________ Title Name Records
PERSONS OF ESKIMO OR OTHER ABORIGINAL PEOPLES OF ALASKAN DESCENT:
This is to certify that the person names below has been established to my satisfaction that he is qualified for Indian preference because of his possession of Eskimo or other aboriginal peoplesblood of Alaska. The attached family history charts outlines the individuals family history. ______________________________ Name
__________ ______________________________________ Date of Birth
Alaska Native Group
_______________________________________________________________ Record on Which Based
