Indigenous Peoples Status Act Article 5

Under any one of the following circumstances, the indigenous status of indigenous individuals is forfeited:1. Having acquired indigenous status as provided in the two preceding articles, but later failing to meet such provisions due to name change.2. Having acquired indigenous status as provided in the preceding article, but with the adoption later dissolved.3. Apply to forfeit indigenous status upon reaching the legal age.4. Having acquired indigenous status as provided in Item 3 of Article 4 before amendments were made and taken effect on January 27, 2021, but failing to adopt or list in indigenous writing the traditional indigenous name of the indigenous group to which one of the indigenous parents belongs, or adopt the surname of one of the indigenous parents, within two years of the amendments made and taken effect on December 18, 2023.Indigenous status forfeited as provided in Item 3 of the preceding paragraph without the circumstances in Item 1 or Item 2 in the same preceding paragraph may apply for indigenous status recovery, such recovery is limited to once.Indigenous individuals who forfeited their indigenous status as provided in Item 3 of Paragraph 1, the indigenous status of their immediate kin is not forfeited during the application.