1. Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0001 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s Date: 1930-01-01 Creator: unknown Names: Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 71st (1929-1931)
![["The text is a series of letters and a statement from John Moses, a Pawnee Indian, discussing various issues related to employment, land ownership, and relief work at the Pawnee Indian Agency in Oklahoma. Moses requests assistance from Senator Elmer Thomas in ensuring that veterans and Indian individuals are given preference for jobs and raises concerns about the quality of relief cattle and the handling of annuity money. He also describes how the Fair Ground land was leased without full tribal consent."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Pawnee,%20Feb.,%201935/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s")