1. American Indian Legislative Updates and Advocacy Programs - February 1956 Issue Identifier: CAC_CC_004_3_22_15B_0004 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Page H. Belcher Collection Title: American Indian Legislative Updates and Advocacy Programs - February 1956 Issue Date: 1956-02-17 Creator: unknown Names: Cherokee Nation, Seminole Nation, Chippewa Nation, Creek Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 84th (1955-1957)
![["The document provides updates on Indian legislation enacted by the Eighty-Fourth Congress, including laws related to civil and criminal jurisdiction on Indian reservations, long-term leases of Indian lands, and ownership of subsurface rights on the Papago Reservation. It also outlines a legislative program for American Indians, including bills to establish economic redevelopment programs, address land claims and tribal title to lands, and provide for the hospitalization and care of the mentally ill in Alaska. Additionally, The document calls for bills to give tribes control over their income and to provide funds for tribal delegations to testify before Congress."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/84th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_3_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_3_22_15B_0000-Indian%20Affairs%20General,%201955-1956/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_3_22_15B_0004_thumbnail.jpg "American Indian Legislative Updates and Advocacy Programs - February 1956 Issue")