Because we/they will never be able to meet the criteria for being federally recognized. It's quite strict. We do have state recognition by the legislature, for what it's worth. Also, sadly, for the past 4-5 years we have been virtually inactive due to that old dragon that affects so many non-federal groups, leadership problems. dusty dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Susanna Noe <c_snoe@msn.com> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Last names Paul, DePaul or Bond > Yes Dusty, why is that ? > > Susanna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Bond" <bcbond@houston.rr.com> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 6:48 AM > Subject: RE: [CHOCTAW-SE] Last names Paul, DePaul or Bond > > > > Why? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dusty [mailto:dustyc@microgear.net] > > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 4:52 AM > > To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Last names Paul, DePaul or Bond > > > > > > There is, but they do not have federal recognition and never will. > > > > dusty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Brenda Bond <bcbond@houston.rr.com> > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:11 PM > > Subject: RE: [CHOCTAW-SE] Last names Paul, DePaul or Bond > > > > > > > Is there a such thing as a Louisiana Band? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dusty [mailto:dustyc@microgear.net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:07 PM > > > To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Last names Paul, DePaul or Bond > > > > > > > > > There is no blood quantum requirement for the Oklahoma Band of Choctaws. > > I > > > know someone whose blood quantum is the hundreds who is enrolled. There > > is, > > > however, a 1/2 blood quantum requirement for the Miss. Band. > > > > > > dusty > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Brenda Messer <44messer@bellsouth.net> > > > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:21 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Last names Paul, DePaul or Bond > > > > > > > > > > In order to be accepted you have to have be at least 1/16th blood line > > and > > > > be able to prove it [at least that is what I think]. I am not up on > > that. > > > > in 1906 you had to have an ancestor on the original rolls a[Old > > Settlers, > > > > Siler, Choctaw, Dawes, etc,] and/or they had to have received land > > grants > > > > from the US. Ii have not studied up on this too much and am not > expert > > on > > > > this phase of the matter, you will have to go to someone else for the > > > > answers to this. > > > > > > > > In the Dawes Act [on the Dawes Roll, "who RECEIVED LAND under the > > > provisions > > > > of the Dawes Act are listed. It also lists those Freedmen who received > > > land > > > > allotments as provided for in the Dawes Act", so even if your ancestor > > was > > > > living on the reservation at the time of the census of the Dawes ACT, > > only > > > > the ones who received the land were included. > > > > http://my.nanations.com/article.php?sid=31 > > > > > > > > As I said, I am just starting into this phase of my research, but I > will > > > get > > > > there. > > > > > > > > I also have some families with the Bond surname also. Who are you > > looking > > > > for? > > > > > > > > Brenda > > > > > > > > The Messerville Gazette > > > > http://www.geocities.com/windy4448/ > > > > > > > > Messer Family Inherited Medical Conditions > > > > > > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/windy4448/knowninheritedmedicalconditionsinmesserli > > > > neage.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to > > the > > > list. Write to me, the listowner, at > CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the > > > list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE.... > > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... 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