Title
Wills for Native Americans
Description
Find a free do-it-yourself will for Native Americans as well as helpful articles and other resources related to wills for Native Americans.
Topic Layout
Robust
Information
A link to 14 fact sheets about the AIPRA and how it affects trust landowners.
A chart that shows estate planning options under the American Indian Probate Reform Act.
Information about what will happen to your Individual Indian Money Account if you die without a will.
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.
Articles about the importance of estate planning for trust lands and rights of way on Indian land.
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.
How trust land passes when a loved one dies and why it is important to write a will.
Information about how the Cobell settlement affects your rights to your land.
Learn about why it is important to have a will as a member of the Blackfeet Nation.
Your Land Your Decision (Crow)
Learn about why it is important to have a will as a Fort Peck tribal member.
Legal Forms
You can use the free interactive Will-in-a-Box to create an Indian Will that will say who should get your personal property, real estate, and Indian trust land after you pass. The interactive program fills out an Indian Will based on the answers you give in an online interview. The Will is only valid once you properly sign it.
Videos
You can use the interactive Will-in-a-Box to create a free Indian Will that will say who should get your personal property, real estate, Individual Indian Money (IIM) Account, and Indian trust land after you pass. Watch this video to learn how to fill out the interactive Will-in-a-Box form.
