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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_3_22_26A_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence on Indian Land Leasing and Bidding Procedures, 1956
- Date:
- 1954-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 83rd (1953-1955)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_2_12_35b_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association
- Date:
- 1954-05-22
- Creator:
- Harjo, George, 1886-1952
- Names:
- Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Agricultural laws and legislation
- Congress:
- 83rd (1953-1955)
![["The document is from Page Belcher, a Member of Congress, to Mrs. Henry S. Snyder enclosing a letter from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding sealed bids for leases on certain Indian allotments. The document explains the process for bidding on the land and mentions that bids must meet the appraised value of the land in order to be accepted. The enclosed advertisement provides further details on the bidding process and the specific allotments available for farming and grazing purposes."]](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_26A_0000-Interior%20Department%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201955-1956/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_3_22_26A_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence on Indian Land Leasing and Bidding Procedures, 1956")
![["The document discusses the formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association to protest against nominal damages for oil well locations on the Osage Indian reservation. The organization seeks to increase the drilling fee to $1,000 per location and address issues such as water contamination and insufficient payments to landowners. The group aims to protect fields, pastures, and water supplies from pollution and destruction caused by oil drilling activities."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/83rd%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_2_12_35B_0000-Interior%20Department%20-%20Departmental.%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs.,%201953-1954/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_2_12_35b_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association")