You are Choctaw by Adoption. 8) Actually it raises the question as to whether he lost his tribal status when the first wife died, doesn't it? If he was Choctaw by Intermarriage, and she died, he would not then be an intruder...How interestingly complicated, eh? I have never asked that question before, maybe when I am at the OHS this week I will just go down and ask one of the experts! Also, I too find I use the word "Nation" for the Indians of Oklahoma. I still think of the tribes here as "Nations". Hey, btw, did you see the headline of today's Oklahoman? hehe. If not look here: http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/shart?ID=466085&TP=getarticle Nalora