Dan Metivier wrote: > > Good morning all, > > It may have been a combination of reasons. One reason that I have not > heard on the list, but was mentioned by one of my aunts was that they > may have thought they would get better allotment land by being a lesser > degree of Indian. I remember reading somewhere, that during the enrollment, the "less" Indian blood you had, the more control over your land you had. The fullbloods were considered "wards of the government" and as such, had to had a guardian to over see their land. It also said that some fullbloods registered as half in order to evade this. Can't remember where I read this, have read so many books the past year. So don't take it as fact, as I can't back it up with source. Ethel