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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Title:
- Challenges Faced by the Indian Department: A Call for Change
- Date:
- 1950-08-23
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_33_4_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Indian Housing Hearings
- Date:
- 1950-09-30
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_1_26_16_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Empowering Indian Tribes: A Proposal for Self-Determination
- Date:
- 1950-09-30
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Citizen Potawatomi Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_11_66_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Urgent Plea for Action: Per Capita Payment Section Neglect
- Date:
- 1951-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_11_73_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Study and Hearings on Irrigation and Reclamation Issues in the United States (1951)
- Date:
- 1951-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_11_67_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Advocating for Elderly Indian Citizens: A Call to Action
- Date:
- 1951-03-03
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_3_27_50_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Opposition to Senate Joint Resolution 39: A Letter from George B. Schwabe
- Date:
- 1951-03-13
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_110_8_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Proposal for Indian Health Clinics in Choctaw Nation: Correspondence with United States House Speaker
- Date:
- 1951-04-04
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_13_58_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Improving Service for the Five Tribes at Muskogee Office
- Date:
- 1952-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_13_58_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Perpetuating the History of the Choctaw Indians: A Vision for the Morris Foundation
- Date:
- 1952-04-17
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Caddo Nation, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
![["Alpheus Varner wrote to United States Senator Elmer Thomas and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Dillon S. Myer expressing frustration with the inefficiency of the Indian Department in approving leases for Native American lands. Varner suggested abolishing the department and allowing Native Americans to manage their own lands. He highlighted delays in approval processes and the negative impact on land value due to delays. Varner also raised concerns about potential bribery if lessees were allowed to pay for the expenses of the Probate Attorney. Senator Thomas acknowledged Varner's suggestions but expressed doubts about the feasibility of abolishing the Indian Department at the present time."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0000-Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Committee%20on,%20Indian%20Affairs,%20Alaskan%20Settlement%20Claims,%201948-1949,%201950/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0007_thumbnail.jpg "Challenges Faced by the Indian Department: A Call for Change")
![["The document is from Hazel Elbert, a Legislative Assistant to Senator Dewey F. Bartlett of Oklahoma, to Blu Gentry, the Executive Director of the Arkansas River Trust Authority. Elbert thanks Gentry for sending his current address and promises to send him a copy of the corrected and printed Indian Housing hearings."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_33_4_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Housing,%201973%20Mar/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_33_4_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Indian Housing Hearings")
![["The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced that the National Center for Dispute Settlement will be meeting with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe in Holton, Kansas to draft a new constitution. This meeting is a rescheduling of a previous meeting that was postponed due to threats of violence. The goal is to unite the tribe behind a new constitution and promote peaceful resolution of issues. Professional neutrals will preside over the meeting to ensure a fair and orderly selection process."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_1_26_16_0000-Interior%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs.%20Information,%201973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_1_26_16_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Empowering Indian Tribes: A Proposal for Self-Determination")
![["The document is from Harry S. Belvin, the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, to Clyde Bussey, expressing frustration with the slow processing of Proofs of Heirship in the Per Capita Payment Section. Belvin urges for a reorganization of the section to provide the Indians with the information they deserve. He threatens to take the complaints to higher authorities if the situation does not improve. Belvin also cc's other relevant individuals and authorities in the matter."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_11_66_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Welfare%20and%20Old%20Age%20Assistance%20(1),%201951/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_11_66_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Urgent Plea for Action: Per Capita Payment Section Neglect")
![["The document is a report of hearings held by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives on irrigation and reclamation problems. It includes statements from various individuals involved in the field, such as the Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and a consulting economist. The hearings took place in February 1951 during the Eighty-Second Congress, First Session."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_11_73_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Reclamation%20-%20Printed%20Material,%201951/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_11_73_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Study and Hearings on Irrigation and Reclamation Issues in the United States (1951)")
![["The Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation is writing to Congressman Carl Albert to request assistance in stopping the removal of restrictions on the lands of old Indians in eastern Oklahoma. He believes that this practice is leading to the denial of old age assistance and causing financial hardship for these individuals. The Chief asks Congressman Albert to use his influence to help the senior Indian citizens in the area and ensure justice is done on their behalf."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_11_67_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Welfare%20and%20Old%20Age%20Assistance%20(2),%201951/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_11_67_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Advocating for Elderly Indian Citizens: A Call to Action")
![["The document is a letter from George B. Schwabe, a member of Congress, responding to a telegram from Roy Deaton, president of the Tulsa Real Estate Board, regarding Senate Joint Resolution 39. Schwabe expresses his opposition to rent controls and regulations, stating that he voted against a bill that he believed would lead to public housing and the end of construction under the free enterprise system. Deaton had expressed concerns that the resolution would worsen the shortage of rental properties and harm tenants and property owners."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/82nd%20Congress,%201951-1953-CAC_CC_047_3_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_047_3_27_50_0000-Housing,%201951-1952/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_3_27_50_0010_thumbnail.jpg "Opposition to Senate Joint Resolution 39: A Letter from George B. Schwabe")
![["The Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, Harry J.W. Belvin, is thanking the Speaker of the House, Carl Albert, for considering an add-on appropriation for the construction of Indian health clinics. He clarifies that the appropriation should be added to the HEW budget, not the Interior Department budget. He also mentions ongoing efforts to assist the Pocahontas Arts and Crafts Center. Additionally, there is a proposal for the construction of three buildings by the Choctaw Nation Enterprises, Inc., which aims to develop Southeastern Oklahoma. The Speaker acknowledges the proposal and promises to study it further. There is also mention of materials compiled by the Public Health Service for the construction of health clinics in different counties in the Choctaw Nation."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_110_8_0000-Health,%20Education%20and%20Welfare%20-%20Indian%20Health%20Service%20-%20HugoMcAlesterEufaula%20Centers,%201973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_110_8_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Proposal for Indian Health Clinics in Choctaw Nation: Correspondence with United States House Speaker")
![["John Belvin wrote a letter to Carl Albert, expressing concerns about the service provided to the Indians of the Five Tribes by the Muskogee Office. Belvin requested that the new Secretary of the Interior appoint a new superintendent for the office to improve service. Albert responded, thanking Belvin for his views and promising to consider his suggestions."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_13_58_0000%20--%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Muskogee%20Area%20Office%20-%20General,%201952/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_13_58_0011_thumbnail.jpg "Improving Service for the Five Tribes at Muskogee Office")
![["The document is from Lon Folsom Morris, president of Morris Development Company, Inc., to Carl Albert, M.C., regarding the history and development of the Choctaw Indians. Morris discusses the Morris Foundation, which aims to preserve the history of the Choctaw Indians through various means such as publishing a history book and producing a motion picture. Morris also seeks information on royalties related to coal properties and names of Choctaw attorneys. Additionally, Morris mentions his family's history in Atoka County and his efforts to preserve Choctaw history and culture."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_13_58_0000%20--%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Muskogee%20Area%20Office%20-%20General,%201952/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_13_58_0009_thumbnail.jpg "Perpetuating the History of the Choctaw Indians: A Vision for the Morris Foundation")