1. Letter to Congressman Carl Albert Regarding Proposed Legislation to Amend Liquor Laws for American Indians, 1949 Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_89_0001 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Carl Albert Collection Title: Letter to Congressman Carl Albert Regarding Proposed Legislation to Amend Liquor Laws for American Indians, 1949 Date: 1949-04-25 Creator: unknown Names: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Banks and banking--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 81st (1949-1951)
![["The text is a letter from James E. Curry, an attorney for the National Congress of American Indians, to Congressman Carl Albert, requesting support for legislation to amend or repeal laws prohibiting the sale of liquor to Indians. The text includes excerpts from NCAI minutes discussing the discriminatory nature of these laws and the need for their repeal to uphold equality and civil liberties for Native Americans. Various viewpoints on the issue are presented, with some supporting repeal and others opposing it due to concerns about the negative effects of alcohol consumption. Will Rogers Jr. also speaks out against the discriminatory nature of the Indian liquor law and the need for its repeal to achieve equality for Native Americans."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/James%20R.%20Jones%20Collection/James%20R.%20Jones%20Departmental%20Series,%201968-1986/CAC_CC_001_4_6_89_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Five%20Civilized%20Tribes,%201949/Thumbnails/CACC_CC_001_4_6_89_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Letter to Congressman Carl Albert Regarding Proposed Legislation to Amend Liquor Laws for American Indians, 1949")