Carla, I just reread your note and the Government made the agreement that Indians would never have to pay taxes so that is why upon his death whoever got the land would have to start paying taxes. I'm a Cherokeee and almost one half but the Government has never done a thing for me. Oleta On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:00:18 -0500 "Carla B" <soarsister@cableone.net> writes: > Just curious...why is less blood allowing her not to be restricted > and what > does restricted entail? > I ask because the Choctaw nation says my husbands grandpa died > intestate > (without a will) and that though his land was restricted, because he > was 1/2 > and his heirs were 1/4, on his death the tax status and restrictions > were > removed. Even still shouldn't his heirs (and they were on the record > because > they got disbursements x2) known or been given the option to keep > taxes and > property in the family? Is this the same kind of restriction you are > > mentioning or another all together? > Carla > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >