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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_122_13_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Building Better Health: The Harry J. W. Belvin Indian Health Center in Hugo
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Health, Native Americans
- Names:
- Shawnee Tribe, Osage Tribe, Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Choctaw Nation, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Community health services--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_32_9_0028
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Principal Chief's Letter to Oklahoma Congressional Delegation Regarding Mutual Help Homes Amendment for Indian Tribes
- Date:
- 1974-03-04
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
![["A contract was awarded to Moats Drilling Company for the installation of wells in Washington. A ground-breaking ceremony for a new Indian Health Center in Hugo, Oklahoma was held. The facility will be named after the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation and will provide health care to individuals with at least one-quarter Indian bloodline. The facility is expected to cost a quarter of a million dollars and employ approximately 17 people. The site for the health center was offered by the Golden Age Home board, and construction is being done by Choctaw Service and Supply Company. Chief Belvin expressed gratitude to various parties involved in making the construction of the clinic possible."]](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_122_13_0000-Health,%20Education%20and%20Welfare%20-%20Public%20Health%20Service%20-%20Indian%20Health%20Service%20-%20Out-patient%20Centers,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_122_13_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Building Better Health: The Harry J. W. Belvin Indian Health Center in Hugo")
![["The Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation is writing to the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation regarding an amendment to Senate Bill 3066 concerning Mutual Help Homes for federally recognized Indian tribes. The Chief expresses concern that the elimination of the Mutual Help Indian Housing Program would negatively impact disadvantaged Indian families and urges the delegation to continue supporting housing programs for Native Americans. He emphasizes the importance of upholding the government's commitment to assisting the underprivileged and asks for their support in ensuring adequate housing for all eligible Indian families."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_32_9_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Health,%201973%20Feb.%20-%201978%20Sep.,%201973-1978/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_32_9_0028_thumbnail.jpg "Principal Chief's Letter to Oklahoma Congressional Delegation Regarding Mutual Help Homes Amendment for Indian Tribes")