1. 1963 Appeal Against the Decision of the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Regarding the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Tribes Constitution & Tribal Government Identifier: CAC_CC_038_8_32_20_0015 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection Title: 1963 Appeal Against the Decision of the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Regarding the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Tribes Constitution & Tribal Government Date: 1963-01-01 Creator: Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990 Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Comanche Nation, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 88th (1963-1965)
![["The text is a letter from Ed Edmondson, a member of the House of Representatives, to Senator Mike Monroney regarding an appeal from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes concerning the decision of the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The tribes are appealing the decision to abolish their Constitution and By-Laws, arguing that it was not a legal document and that the Bureau of Indian Affairs does not have the authority to dissolve their government. They are requesting that all tribal expenditures be stopped until their tribal government is restored. The letter outlines several points challenging the Bureau's actions and emphasizes the need for immediate attention to the situation."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_20_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20G-L,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_20_0015.pdf "1963 Appeal Against the Decision of the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Regarding the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Tribes Constitution & Tribal Government")