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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_38_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Clarification of Employment of Osage Tribal Attorney
- Date:
- 1945-06-28
- Creator:
- Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Employment & social affairs
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_38_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Letter Regarding Employment of Osage Tribal Attorney
- Date:
- 1945-06-28
- Creator:
- Johnson, Jed, 1888-1963
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Employment & social affairs, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
![["George B. Schwabe, a congressman from Oklahoma, explains in a letter to an attorney at law that the bill he recently introduced regarding the employment of an Osage Tribal Attorney does not give the attorney the authority to represent individuals in private matters. He clarifies that the Tribal Counsel will represent the Osage Tribe as a whole and not individual Osage Indians. Schwabe discusses the approval of the bill by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the intention behind the employment of the Tribal Counsel. He also mentions the language of the bill and the approval process involved."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_38_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_38_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Clarification of Employment of Osage Tribal Attorney")
![["The document discusses the employment of an Osage Tribal Attorney at a salary of $4500 per year, to represent the interests of the Tribe and Osage Indians as a whole. It clarifies that the attorney's duties do not include representing individuals in private and personal matters, and explains the reasoning behind the decision. The document also mentions the approval of the bill by the House and provides details on the language of the bill related to the employment of the Tribal Attorney. Additionally, it includes a conversation between Representative Jed Johnson and George B. Schwabe confirming the amendment to have two attorneys, one representing the Government and one representing the Tribe."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_38_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_38_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Letter Regarding Employment of Osage Tribal Attorney")