Tribal ID cards being accepted at US-Canada border
Monday, June 8, 2009
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National
Tribal identification cards will be accepted at the U.S.-Canada border for a "modest, but reasonable transition period," the
Department of Homeland security said in a
letter to the
National Congress of American Indians.
Under the
Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative, U.S. and Canadian travelers just present a passport
or other compliant document when entering the U.S. So far, only the
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho has signed an
agreement to develop an Enhanced Tribal Card.
Other tribes want to develop ETCs but have run into time and money issues. The letter to NCAI urges tribes to "move forward" with those efforts.
DHS said it will inform NCAI when the transition period comes to an end.
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Tribes tell members to use tribal ID at U.S. border crossings with Canada
(The Everett Herald 6/7)
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