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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_91_46_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Extension of Registration Deadline for Chickasaw Tribal Election
- Date:
- 1971-03-26
- Creator:
- Walker, Terry
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation, Seminole Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_20_0026
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- "1971 Letter from Seminole Nation Chief Requesting FBI Investigation into Police Shooting"
- Date:
- 1971-10-04
- Creator:
- Walker, Terry
- Names:
- Seminole Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Crime--United States, Seminole Indians
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
![["The Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma have approved the 18-year-old vote for their upcoming elections for principal chiefs. The Seminoles, who set the precedent for this, elected their chief in 1969. The election procedures for the tribes closely parallel the state election code. Candidates must be 35 years old, a US citizen, and not convicted of a felony. The elections must be approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Chickasaws will vote for their governor in July. The Creeks and Choctaws have not yet established their age requirements for candidates."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_91_46_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Tribal%20Elections,%201971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_91_46_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Extension of Registration Deadline for Chickasaw Tribal Election")
![["Chief Terry Walker of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is requesting an FBI investigation into the death of a young Seminole Indian boy who was shot and killed by an Oklahoma City policeman. The letter was addressed to the Civil Rights Division of the FBI and includes the names of several politicians who were also copied on the correspondence."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_20_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20General%20Correspondence,%201969-1974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_20_0026_thumbnail.jpg "\"1971 Letter from Seminole Nation Chief Requesting FBI Investigation into Police Shooting\"")