New Mexico to accept tribal documents for REAL ID

CROWNPOINT, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico will now accept certain Native American tribal documents to obtain a state’s driver’s license with federal REAL ID requirements.
The Daily Times of Farmington reports New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division said last week it will accept a Certificate of Indian Blood and an affidavit of birth issued by the Navajo Nation Office of Vital Records instead of a birth certificate.
Tribal and state officials announced the changes at a town hall meeting in C