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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_4_30_27B_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Pawnee Tribe Claim, 1958
- Date:
- 1954-05-07
- Creator:
- Debo, Angie, 1890-1988
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 83rd (1953-1955)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_4_30_27B_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Congressional Communication Regarding Comanche Constitution Vote and Investigation Request
- Date:
- 1958-11-16
- Creator:
- Debo, Angie, 1890-1988
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Comanche Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 85th (1957-1959)
![["Mrs. Alice Murie sent a letter to Congressman Page Belcher requesting information on the Pawnee claim against the Federal Government. The Bureau of Indian Affairs informed Congressman Belcher that the Pawnee Tribe is entitled to recover, but the amount of the award has not yet been determined. A hearing has been set for December to present evidence on the value of the land taken. Congressman Belcher was advised to direct any further inquiries to the attorneys representing the tribe."]](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_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding the Pawnee Tribe Claim, 1958")
![["A letter from Page Belcher, M.C. to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs requesting an investigation into a communication regarding the Comanche Constitution vote scheduled for November 29. The Association on American Indian Affairs urges reconsideration of the vote due to confusion among the Comanche people, and offers to collaborate with local organizations for voter education after the December tribal election. A telegram from Oliver La Farge, President of the Association on American Indian Affairs, reiterates the same message to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior."]](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_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Congressional Communication Regarding Comanche Constitution Vote and Investigation Request")