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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_4_30_27B_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Proposal for the Relocation of Plains Indians Consolidated Agency to Pawnee, Oklahoma
- Date:
- 1955-04-07
- Creator:
- Belcher, Page Henry, 1899-1980
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 84th (1955-1957)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_4_30_27A_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Between U.S. Representative Page Belcher and Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1956
- Date:
- 1955-08-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 84th (1955-1957)
![["The author, Jo O. Ferguson, is advocating for the relocation of the Plains Indians Consolidated Agency to Pawnee, Oklahoma, citing the town's suitable facilities and government-owned buildings. He has contacted Congressman Richard M. Simpson and Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton to discuss the matter further, emphasizing the benefits of the move for the agency and the Indian population it serves. Ferguson also mentions his interest in the Republican party and his previous candidacy for Governor in 1950."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/85th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_4_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_4_30_27B_0000-Interior%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201957-1958/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_4_30_27B_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Proposal for the Relocation of Plains Indians Consolidated Agency to Pawnee, Oklahoma")
![["A member of Congress wrote to the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a communication about the closing of Pawnee Mission Park. They requested information and asked for a prompt reply. The Congressman also informed the Chairman of the Indian Committee of the Chamber of Commerce in Pawnee, Oklahoma that they are investigating the matter and will provide updates."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/85th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_4_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_4_30_27A_0000-Interior%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201957-1958/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_4_30_27A_0009_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Between U.S. Representative Page Belcher and Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1956")
