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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_16_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Cherokee Per Capita Payments to White Heirs
- Date:
- 1962-10-09
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Improvements to the PHS Indian Hospital and Sanitary Program in Oklahoma, 1962-1963
- Date:
- 1962-10-18
- Creator:
- Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Amendment Approval for S&B Construction Co.'s Contract with Bureau of Indian Affairs - 1963
- Date:
- 1962-10-30
- Creator:
- Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Proposal for Restitution of Chilocco School Lands to Cherokee Nation: A 1963 Letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Date:
- 1962-11-21
- Creator:
- Pierce, Earl Boyd (1904-1983)
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Chilocco Indians
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Rebuilding of the Eufaula Indian School After a Fire in 1963
- Date:
- 1962-12-22
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Fire Damage at Eufaula Indian School in 1963
- Date:
- 1962-12-22
- Creator:
- Monroney, A. S. Mike (Almer Stillwell Mike), 1902-1980
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Letters Concerning Mrs. Ella C. Coate's Enrollment in the 'Six Nations Confederacy'
- Date:
- 1962-12-28
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Menominee Indians
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_7_77_17B_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Reappointment of Creek Nation Chief McIntosh, 1963
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- Belcher, Page Henry, 1899-1980
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_7_77_17B_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Continuation of Employment Preference for Native Americans in the Bureau of Indian Affairs: A Historic Correspondence
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- Belcher, Page Henry, 1899-1980
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- The Five-year-old David is having a hard time remembering names of flowers
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975), 90th (1967-1969), 92nd (1971-1973), 91st (1969-1971), 88th (1963-1965), 94th (1975-1977), 89th (1965-1967)
![["Mrs. Joy S. Baker wrote to Senator Mike Monroney expressing concern about white individuals receiving Cherokee per capita payments for the first time. She outlined specific instances where white individuals inherited shares of payments meant for Cherokee heirs. The Senator promised to look into the matter and provide an update. Mrs. Baker believed this was unjust and requested the Senator's assistance in addressing the issue."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_16_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20A-B,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_16_0012.pdf "Correspondence Regarding Cherokee Per Capita Payments to White Heirs")
![["The text is a series of correspondences regarding improvements at the PHS Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and the sanitary program in Cherokee and Adair Counties. There are discussions about funding issues for construction projects at the hospital, the allocation of additional funds, and the assignment of a sanitarian to facilitate progress in sanitation facilities construction activities. The letters also mention the involvement of Senator Monroney and requests for assistance in ensuring the completion of the hospital project."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20S-Z,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0001.pdf "Correspondence Regarding Improvements to the PHS Indian Hospital and Sanitary Program in Oklahoma, 1962-1963")
![["The letter from S&B Construction Company to Senator Monroney explains that they made an error in their bid for a project at Fort Sill Indian School, resulting in a bid that was $2,869.57 lower than intended. They are requesting assistance in getting the bid amended to reflect the correct amount. The Comptroller General of the United States has advised the Secretary of the Interior that the contract with S&B Construction Company may be amended to provide for a total price of $15,393.35 for the work involved."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20D-F,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0012.pdf "Amendment Approval for S&B Construction Co.'s Contract with Bureau of Indian Affairs - 1963")
![["The letter is from Earl Boyd Pierce, the General Counsel for the Cherokee Nation, to Honorable Will J. Pitner, Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding the Chalaco School Lands. The Cherokee Nation is interested in repurchasing a portion of the land that has been deemed excess and surplus to the needs of the educational institution at Chalaco. They are offering to reimburse the United States for the excess lands and are seeking approval from the Principal Chief and the Executive Committee of the Cherokee Nation, as well as the Department of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The letter also mentions that Congress had only provided for the disposal of two 5 acre homesteads, despite there being 2,700 acres considered surplus and excess."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20C,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0012.pdf "Proposal for Restitution of Chilocco School Lands to Cherokee Nation: A 1963 Letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs")
![["The letter is a response to a resolution passed by the Creek Tribal Council regarding a building at the Eufaula Indian School that was destroyed by fire. The letter states that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is aware of the situation and is taking steps to provide necessary office space elsewhere in the school. The resolution urges the immediate replacement of the building with a fireproof structure to ensure the continued education of Indian girls from difficult backgrounds. It requests support from government officials in securing funding for the replacement building."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20D-F,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0004.pdf "Correspondence Regarding the Rebuilding of the Eufaula Indian School After a Fire in 1963")
![["The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma sent a resolution to Senator Mike Monroney urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secretary of the Interior, the President, and Congress to rebuild a dormitory for Indian girls at Eufaula, Oklahoma, which was destroyed by fire. The resolution highlighted the importance of providing education for Indian girls from low-income and broken homes. Senator Monroney responded by stating that the damaged building had to be demolished for safety reasons and that alternative office space was being provided at the school."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20D-F,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_19_0005.pdf "Correspondence Regarding the Fire Damage at Eufaula Indian School in 1963")
![["Mrs. Ella C. Coate is seeking information about her enrollment in the Six Nations Confederacy, specifically as a member of the Stockbridge Indian Nation. Senator Mike Monroney has reached out to various agencies on her behalf, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Keshena Indian Agency. The agencies have stated that records pertaining to the Stockbridge Indians have been transferred to the Great Lakes Agency in Ashland, Wisconsin. Despite efforts to locate information, it is unlikely that records will reflect Mrs. Coate's enrollment with the Six Nations Confederacy. Mrs. Coate has provided an enrollment card and tax certificate as proof of her membership in the Confederacy. Senator Monroney is awaiting further information and will update Mrs. Coate once he receives a response."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20C,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0003.pdf "Letters Concerning Mrs. Ella C. Coate's Enrollment in the 'Six Nations Confederacy'")
![["The document consists of a series of letters between Congressman Page Belcher and Chairman Henry S. Ahrens of the Creek Indian Council regarding the reappointment of Chief McIntosh as the Principal Chief of the Creek Indian Nation. Chairman Ahrens expresses his appreciation for Congressman Belcher's support and assistance in the matter, while Congressman Belcher assures Chairman Ahrens of his willingness to help and contacts the Bureau of Indian Affairs for further information. There is a resolution passed by the Creek Nation supporting Chief McIntosh's reappointment due to his positive impact on the tribe."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/88th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_7_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_7_77_17B_0000-Interior%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Creek,%201963-1964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_7_77_17B_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding the Reappointment of Creek Nation Chief McIntosh, 1963")
![["The Creek Indian Council passed a resolution urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue giving preference in employment to Native American Indians. The resolution highlighted the need for qualified Indian individuals to be considered for employment opportunities. The Bureau assured that the existing policy of giving preference to qualified persons entitled to Indian preference will be continued, and more Indians have been appointed to the Bureau as they qualify for employment. The resolution was also forwarded to various government officials for their information and consideration."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/88th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_7_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_7_77_17B_0000-Interior%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Creek,%201963-1964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_7_77_17B_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Continuation of Employment Preference for Native Americans in the Bureau of Indian Affairs: A Historic Correspondence")
![["The writer has a picture of Harris and Tony from their first Labby's brunch, and they would like a copy of it from the magazine."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Clippings,%20July,%201967-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0007_thumbnail.jpg "The Five-year-old David is having a hard time remembering names of flowers")