Land & Title

Additional Information

This program receives, examines and records all documents affecting title to trust/restricted lands of the Five Civilized Tribes within the Choctaw Nation jurisdiction; provides certified copies of title documents, responds to inquiries from state, local and federal officials, tribal representatives, members and the general public on title-related matters involving lands within the Choctaw Nation jurisdiction, prepares and maintains legal descriptions for property status mapping purposes of Choctaw trust/restricted areas; makes field visits to county and state agencies and other offices to examine and copy records.

The program is also responsible for preparing packages to submit to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for conveying fee lands to the United States in trust lands. Staff develops, reviews and scans all documents necessary to place trust and restricted lands in the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS), the BIA tracking system for all accounting and land management for trust/restricted lands.

Providing services and assistance in the following areas:

• Realty Services
  • Title Information within CNO boundaries
  • Advice on surface property issues
  • Trust Probates
  • Inventories for District Court Probates and Estate Planning
  • Trust Acquisitions (Mandatory and Discretionary)
  • Leasing of Restricted/Trust Land: Agricultural, Recreational, Hunting and Business
  • Rights-of-way/Easements across Restricted/ Trust Lands A On-Site inspections
  • Appraisals on Restricted/Trust properties that are currently involved in court actions
  • Assists attorneys on Quiet Title and Partition suits
  • Assists with preparing deeds
  • Assists Tribal, local, state and other agencies or offices with heirship information
  • Land Title & Records Office (LTRO)
• Trust Property
• Real Property Management
• Land and Title Records
• Mandatory Trust Acquisitions
• Restricted Property