Government
The headquarters of the federally recognized Wyandotte Nation is in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, and their tribal jurisdictional area is in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
Billy Friend is the elected Chief, currently serving a four-year term. The Wyandotte Nation issue their own tribal vehicle tags and operate their own housing authority. They have a seven-man police department providing 24-hour law enforcement response to the Nation and surrounding area.
Of the 4,957 enrolled Wyandottes, 1,218 live in the state of Oklahoma. Enrollment is based in lineal descent; that is, the tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirement.
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