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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_1_36_16_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Invitation to Commissioner Morris Thompson for Native American Heritage Week at Oklahoma State University
- Date:
- 1973-12-14
- Creator:
- Schexnider, Dora S., 1939-2017
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Sac and Fox Nation, Cherokee Nation
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Disenrollment Notice for Alicia Carole Megehee
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Sac and Fox Nation, Shawnee Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Title: Blood Verification for Educational Assistance Eligibility
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Education
- Names:
- Sac and Fox Nation, Shawnee Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Disenrollment of Alicia Carole Megehee: A Case Study
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Shawnee Tribe, Sac and Fox Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Title: Report on Heirship for Susan Nahashe (Nawawshe) - Exhibit #4
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Sac and Fox Nation, Shawnee Tribe
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0013
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Affidavit of Sarah Bear Regarding the Estate of John and Susan Nawawshe
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Kaw Nation, Sac and Fox Nation
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0014
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Affidavit of Jane Shaw regarding the Estate of John and Susan Nawawshe
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Sac and Fox Nation
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0015
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Title: Distribution of Estate of Susan Nahashe: Legal Argument and Heirs Identified
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Shawnee Tribe, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Sac and Fox Nation
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Title: Certification of Deed Acknowledgment and Land Valuation by United States Indian Agent
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Sac and Fox Nation, Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Application and Enrollment Record for Emma Nawawshe
- Date:
- 1974-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Sac and Fox Nation, Shawnee Tribe
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
![["The Native American Student Association of Oklahoma State University invited Commissioner Morris Thompson to speak at their third Annual Native American Heritage Week. Congressman Happy Camp supported the invitation and contacted Commissioner Thompson on their behalf. However, Commissioner Thompson regretfully declined the invitation due to prior commitments. Instead, Assistant Director S. Gabe Paxton, Jr. would attend the event in his place. The Association planned various activities for the week, including guest speakers, panel discussions, and a pow-wow."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_1_36_16_0000-Interior%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%20January-March,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_1_36_16_0012_thumbnail.jpg "Invitation to Commissioner Morris Thompson for Native American Heritage Week at Oklahoma State University")
![["The document informs Mrs. Rita McAllister Megehee that her daughter, Alicia Carole Megehee, was deemed ineligible for tribal enrollment in 1966 and 1967 because she did not meet the required 1/4 degree Sac and Fox Indian blood. The document explains the membership requirements of the tribe and the process of disenrollment. Mrs. Megehee has thirty days to appeal the decision to the Superintendent, Shawnee Agency."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Disenrollment Notice for Alicia Carole Megehee")
![["Mrs. Rita Megehee wrote to the Bureau of Indian Affairs inquiring about her maternal grandmother's tribal affiliation. The Bureau checked records and found that her grandmother was not listed as a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe but was listed on the 1394 Sac and Fox roll. The Bureau confirmed that Mrs. Megehee's children are eligible for educational assistance based on their Indian blood quantum. The Shawnee Agency also confirmed Mrs. Megehee's Indian blood quantum but could not verify her Shawnee heritage."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Title: Blood Verification for Educational Assistance Eligibility")
![["The document informs Mrs. Rita McAllister Megehee that her daughter, Alicia Carole Megehee, is being removed from the membership roll of the Sac and Fox Tribe of Oklahoma due to not meeting the membership requirements of having at least 1/4 degree Sac and Fox Indian blood. Despite being given the opportunity to appeal, no appeal was made within the allotted time, leading to the approval of the removal. Mrs. Megehee is given the option to appeal the decision to the Secretary of the Interior."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0010_thumbnail.jpg "Disenrollment of Alicia Carole Megehee: A Case Study")
![["This report on heirship details the information regarding the estate of Susan Nahashe, a Shawnee tribe member who passed away in 1901. It includes details about her real and personal property, as well as her family members, marriages, and children. The report also mentions the lack of a will and provides information about her heirs and their relationships to her."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0012_thumbnail.jpg "Title: Report on Heirship for Susan Nahashe (Nawawshe) - Exhibit #4")
![["Sarah Bear, a 75-year-old resident of the Sac and Fox Reservation in Oklahoma, provides information about the marriage, children, and deaths of John Nawashe and Susan Nawashe. She confirms that John had another wife named Nancy Curtis and that they had no children. She also confirms that Susan had another child named Pawthok, who is deceased. Sarah Bear has known John since he was a child and Susan since she married John, but states she has no interest in their estates. The affidavit was signed in October 1913 at the Sac and Fox Agency in Oklahoma."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0013_thumbnail.jpg "Affidavit of Sarah Bear Regarding the Estate of John and Susan Nawawshe")
![["Jane Shaw, a resident of the Sac and Fox Reservation in Oklahoma, provides information in an affidavit regarding the marriage and children of John Nawashe and Susan Nawashe. She confirms that John Nawashe had two children with Susan Nawashe, Emma and William, and had a previous wife named Kahtawquah before marrying Susan. Susan had a son from a previous marriage named Pawthok, who died before her. Jane Shaw also states that she does not know the parentage of John Nawashe and Susan Nawashe, and that she has no interest in their estates. The affidavit was sworn in October 1913."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0014_thumbnail.jpg "Affidavit of Jane Shaw regarding the Estate of John and Susan Nawawshe")
![["Susan Nahashe, a Sac and Fox Allottee, died in 1901. She had two marriages and two children from her second marriage, William Nahashe and Emma Nahashe. At the time of her death, her children were her sole heirs. The law applicable to the distribution of her estate states that if the decedent leaves no surviving spouse but leaves issue, the estate goes to the children in equal shares. The estate records show the disposition of her lands and the heirs entitled to her estate."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0015_thumbnail.jpg "Title: Distribution of Estate of Susan Nahashe: Legal Argument and Heirs Identified")
![["The document includes a certificate of acknowledgment of a deed dated September 4, 1900, involving Susan Nawashe, A. J. Jones, and T. F. Southgate conveying land in Oklahoma Territory. The certificate confirms that the contents of the deed were explained and understood by the grantors, and the consideration was paid. Additionally, there is a separate certificate from Lee Patrick, a United States Indian Agent, valuing the land at $520.00 on September 10, 1900."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Title: Certification of Deed Acknowledgment and Land Valuation by United States Indian Agent")
![["The document is an application for the enrollment of Emma Nawashe in the Indian School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It includes information about Emma's family, physical condition, and history, as well as certificates from a physician, agent, and school physician. The document also outlines laws and rules regarding the transfer of Indian children from reservations to schools, emphasizing the need for voluntary consent from parents or next of kin."]](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_123_25_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Sac%20and%20Fox,%201974/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_123_25_0018_thumbnail.jpg "Application and Enrollment Record for Emma Nawawshe")