Government
The Kaw Nation's headquarters is in Kaw City, Oklahoma, and the tribal jurisdictional area is within Kay County, Oklahoma. The elected Chairman is Guy G. Munroe, currently serving a four-year term. Of the 3,126 enrolled members, 1,428 of them live within the state of Oklahoma. Enrollment in the tribe requires descent from one or more original Kaw allottees from the 1902 Kaw Indian Allotment Roll and a minimum of 1/32 Kaw blood quantum.
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