Maryland Code, State Government § 9.5-311

(i) create the application process;

(ii) set genealogical standards; and

(iii) specify the standards to be satisfied by an Indian community applying for formal recognition of Maryland Indian status.

(i) that the petitioning group be identified from historical times until the present as Indian;

(ii) that the members of the petitioning group be descendants from an Indian tribe that existed historically and is indigenous to the State or derived from historical tribes that were indigenous to the State before 1790;

(iii) that the members of the petitioning group be descendants of an Indian tribe that historically inhabited a specific area in the State before 1790; and

(iv) that the membership of the petitioning group be composed principally of individuals who are not members of any other Indian community.