Membership
MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES.
BELONGING CARRIES RESPONSIBILITY.
Apache Bronco membership carries responsibilities toward the organization, its preservation work, its records, its members, and the Native Nations and communities whose sovereignty and distinct identities must be respected.
Membership Responsibility
BELONGING CARRIES RESPONSIBILITY.
Members are expected to conduct themselves with dignity, honesty, accountability, respect for Indigenous peoples, and responsibility toward the history and community Apache Bronco exists to preserve.
Members are expected to:
- support Apache Bronco's preservation mission;
- treat members, families, elders, leadership, partners, and the public with dignity and respect;
- protect confidential family and membership information;
- preserve photographs, records, oral histories, documents, and cultural material entrusted to the organization;
- accurately represent Apache Bronco;
- respect sovereign Native Nations and communities;
- distinguish documented evidence from family testimony, interpretation, and continuing research;
- refrain from claiming organizational authority they do not possess;
- comply with approved Apache Bronco policies and standards.
Membership must never be used to falsely claim:
- ancestry, tribal citizenship, or tribal enrollment;
- government authority or recognition;
- ceremonial standing;
- authority over another Native Nation;
- affiliation with a Native Nation that has not recognized such affiliation.
Safety, Conduct & Organizational Integrity
REVIEW RELEVANT FACTS. PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE RECORD.
Apache Bronco may consider conduct materially relevant to membership eligibility, organizational safety, preservation responsibilities, community trust, protection of records, protection of members, and the legitimate interests of the organization.
Membership decisions should be based upon relevant facts and the approved Membership Policy rather than rumor, personal dislike, unsupported accusation, political disagreement, or arbitrary discrimination.
Where serious safety concerns arise, Apache Bronco may conduct an individualized review. Reasonable temporary protective action may be taken where immediately necessary while review is pending. Permanent adverse action remains subject to the review procedures in this policy.