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From Hydaburg Cooperative Association on Enhanced Tribal Cards:

 History of our Tribal Cards:  On May 8, 2011 Hydaburg Cooperative Association of Alaska entered into a Memorandum of Agreement between the Tribe, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs Border Protection regarding the acceptance of a Hydaburg Cooperative Association Tribal Card for border crossing purposes meeting the federal mandate of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative known as “WHTI.”

 The HCA has outsourced with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona the production of Hydaburg’s Enhanced Tribal Card and is proud to announce that we can offer a “WHTI” compliant border crossing document “ETC” to our qualifying tribal members.  With the full support of our tribal leadership we remain committed to working with the United States to ensure that our rights are protected and impacts to our families, religion and culture are avoided while facilitating our travels and ensuring our Nation’s security.  HCA is the 1^st Tribe in Alaska to offer this service to Tribal Members.

 All Tribal members interested in obtaining an ETC may walk-in or make an appointment with the HCA Enrollment Clerk Frances C. Natkong.

 You will need to bring with you for your card:  Three or more of the following to establish identity and U.S. and/or Canadian Citizenship:

• Certificate of Naturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship
• Department of State Consular Report of Birth Abroad
• A valid unexpired U.S. Passport or Passport Card or Canadian Passport
• A Certified State or Provincial birth certificate
• A Certificate of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization in Canada or Certificate of retention of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Retention of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Registration of Birth Abroad
• An original or certified copy of a Birth Certificate denoting a birthplace in Canada or a Baptismal Certificate issued by an HCA recognized Church
• A U.S. or Canadian military identification card
• A Valid State of Provincial issued driver’s license or identification card (excluding temporary or learner permits)
• A Federal, State or Provincial or Municipal government issued identification card, including Social Security Card
• A Federal, State or Provincial or Municipal government issued document depicting marriage, divorce and/or other name changes

 Temporary or Altered Documents are Not Acceptable.

 To establish a principal address:

 Recent utility bill in the name of ETC applicant/
parent or legal guardian
Complete ETC Application Statement

 An ETC is valid for 8 years for adults and minors from the date of Issuance.  Replacement cards are available if lost or stolen.  Let HCA know as soon as possible if either lost or stolen.

 For more information call HCA Office at 907-285-3666, 3665, 3662 or 3660 Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 The HCA Staff being the first ETC (Enhanced Tribal Cards) recipients, Traveled from Hydaburg to      Ketchikan, then on to Prince Rupert, B.C. This trip was approved by the Tribal Council and was to be the test run for the ETCs. The trip went without a hitch. The US and Canadian Customs were as excited as the Staff to experience the first entries with the cards. Since the first batch of ETCs arrived to the Tribal office, there have been two more batches of approximately 6-8 cards in each.