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Information and Forms

• American Indian Probate Reform Act: 14 Fact Sheets from the MSU Extension Service

  A link to 14 fact sheets about the AIPRA and how it affects trust landowners. Content Detail

• Information about Trust Lands

  Articles about the importance of estate planning for trust lands and rights of way on Indian land. Read More

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  Indian Land Tenure Foundation

• Understanding the American Indian Probate Reform Act (AIPR) of 2004

  How trust land passes when a loved one dies and why it is important to write a will. Content Detail

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  Tribal Court Clearinghouse

• Estate Planning Options

  A chart that shows estate planning options under the American Indian Probate Reform Act. Content Detail

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  Indian Land Tenure Foundation

• How Your Individual Indian Money Account Will Be Divided Without A Will

  Information about what will happen to your Individual Indian Money Account if you die without a will. Content Detail

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  Montana State University Extension

• How Your Trust Land Will Be Divided Without a Will: If the Trust Land is Less Than 5% of the Parcel

  A chart that shows what will happen to your trust land if you die without a will. This chart applies to you if the trust land is less than 5% of the entire land parcel. Content Detail

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  Institute of Indian Estate Planning and Probate

• Information for Individual Indian Money Account Holders about the Cobell vs. Salazar Settlement

  Information about the settlement of the trust fund case brought for Individual Indian Money (IIM) Account Holders. Includes a way to register to get information from the government about your IIM and whether you are affected by the settlement. Content Detail

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  www.CobellSettlement.com

• What Every Indian Land Owner Needs to Know About the Cobell Settlement

  Information about how the Cobell settlement affects your rights to your land. Content Detail

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  Indian Law Office, Wisconsin Judicare