Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 47 - Land and Land Titles
59b - Organization and Rules of Practice of the Indian Affairs Council, Membership in Connecticut Indian Tribes, and Eligibility to Reside on Indian Reservations
Article III - MEMBERSHIP IN TRIBES
Section 47-59b-27 - Same; burden of proof

The burden shall be upon the applicant to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that he is entitled to membership in the tribe under the practice and usage of the tribe. Upon such a showing the Council, by majority vote, shall direct the tribe to add the applicant's name to the rolls of the tribe.

If the applicant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the tribe excluded evidence, or failed to follow appropriate procedures, the dispute shall be remanded to the tribe for further proceedings consistent with the findings of the Council.