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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_20_0027
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Walter N. Kerchee's Land Patent Application and Question of Competency
- Date:
- 1963-07-30
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Comanche Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0022
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Progress of the Proposed Comanche Constitution: A Series of Correspondences
- Date:
- 1963-11-02
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Hopi Tribe of Arizona, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Comanche Nation, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
![["Walter N. Kerchee wrote a letter to Senator Monroney regarding a report made by the Area Indian Office at Anadarko questioning his competency to manage his affairs. The Area Director, Will J. Pitner, explained that due to a serious injury in 1951, Kerchee was left paralyzed and unable to work, and therefore, the Bureau of Indian Affairs needed to assist, guide, and supervise him in the disposition of his valuable real estate. Despite Kerchee's protests, the Bureau approved a supervised sale of his land in 1962. Senator Monroney requested a reconsideration of Kerchee's ability to manage his affairs based on letters from an attorney, doctors, and the County Court."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_20_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20G-L,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_20_0027.pdf "Correspondence Regarding Walter N. Kerchee's Land Patent Application and Question of Competency")
![["The text is a series of letters and minutes from a Comanche Tribal meeting held on November 2, 1963, regarding the adoption of a proposed Comanche Constitution. The letters discuss the involvement of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and express the hope for a satisfactory solution to the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache political situation. The meeting minutes show the process of nominating a chairman and secretary, discussing and voting on the proposed constitution, and ultimately adopting it with majority support. The letters and minutes demonstrate the efforts of the Comanche Tribe to establish a stable political organization."]](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_0022.pdf "Progress of the Proposed Comanche Constitution: A Series of Correspondences")
