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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0019
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence on the Heirship Status of Kansas Reserve No. 206: Letter from Bureau of Indian Affairs to Charles F. Burns, 1963
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe
- Topic:
- Land use--Planning
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Cherokee Tribe Member's Inquiry into Allotted Land: Correspondence Between Roy Skaggs and the Department of the Interior
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0020
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Clarification on Cherokee Tribe Allotment for Roy Skaggs
- Date:
- 1963-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Processing Cherokee Per Capita Payment Claims: A Letter to Mrs. Mary Pruitt
- Date:
- 1963-02-27
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0021
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- 1963 Chickasaw Indian Nation Governor Appointments Announced by Department of the Interior
- Date:
- 1963-05-31
- Creator:
- Maytubby, Floyd, 1893-1963
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Transfer of Federal Lands to the Cherokee Tribe for Industrial Development
- Date:
- 1963-09-17
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Keetoowah Indians
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Cherokee Nation v. United States
- Date:
- 1963-10-21
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims, Cherokee Indians
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0042
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Distribution of Cherokee Judgment Award Funds
- Date:
- 1963-11-27
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Hopi Tribe of Arizona, Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Order Allowing Attorneys' Fees for Cherokee Nation Claim
- Date:
- 1964-01-01
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Cherokee Nation v. United States: Attorney Fee Dispute
- Date:
- 1964-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Economics and Public Finance, Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Speeches, addresses, etc., Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Cherokee Indians
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
![["The letter from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs addresses the status of Kansas Reserve No. 206, originally allotted to Newton McNeer. It outlines the heirship determinations for various heirs of McNeer and provides information on the probate proceedings affecting the land. The letter acknowledges the complicated heirship status of the land, owned by both Indian and White heirs. It suggests contacting the Anadarko Area Office or the relevant Agency for information on the present possession of the property."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20M-R,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0019.pdf "Correspondence on the Heirship Status of Kansas Reserve No. 206: Letter from Bureau of Indian Affairs to Charles F. Burns, 1963")
![["Roy Skaggs wrote a letter to Senator A.S. Mike Monroney regarding a missing 10-acre fraction of land that should have been allotted to him as a member of the Cherokee Tribe of Indians. Senator Monroney forwarded the letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for investigation and promised to write back with a report once they have more information. Skaggs expressed his hope that the Senator can help him obtain the missing deed for the land."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20S-Z,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0011.pdf "Cherokee Tribe Member's Inquiry into Allotted Land: Correspondence Between Roy Skaggs and the Department of the Interior")
![["The letter to Roy Skaggs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs confirms that he was allotted 80 acres of land valued at $320, with his mother receiving $11.60 to equalize the allotment. This fulfills his entitlement as an allottee of the Cherokee Tribe. The letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs was in response to correspondence on behalf of Skaggs from Senator Mike Monroney."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20S-Z,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0020.pdf "Clarification on Cherokee Tribe Allotment for Roy Skaggs")
![["The recipient's letter and Proof of Death and Heirship for participation in the Cherokee per capita payment have been received. The claim has been forwarded to the Muskogee Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for processing."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20M-R,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0005.pdf "Processing Cherokee Per Capita Payment Claims: A Letter to Mrs. Mary Pruitt")
![["The Department of the Interior announced the appointment of E. B. Maytubby to fill the unexpired term of his late nephew as Governor of the Chickasaw Indian Nation, and the designation of Overton James to serve a two-year term as Governor starting in October 1963. The President was empowered to appoint governors for the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, but this authority was delegated to the Secretary of the Interior in 1951. Governor Maytubby had served in the office since 1939 before passing away in February."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20Chickasaw,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0021.pdf "1963 Chickasaw Indian Nation Governor Appointments Announced by Department of the Interior")
![["Two letters are written regarding H.R. 6496, a bill to transfer certain Federal lands to the Cherokee Tribe in trust for industrial development. The first letter is from an unidentified sender to Miss Marie L. Wadley, requesting prompt action on the bill. The second letter is from Marie L. Wadley to Senator A. S. Mike Monroney, urging for assistance in passing the legislation to allow for the establishment of industry on a 40-acre site."]](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_0018.pdf "Correspondence Regarding the Transfer of Federal Lands to the Cherokee Tribe for Industrial Development")
![["The Cherokee Nation filed an application for attorneys' fees, seeking an award of $1,436,447.61, based on 10% of the final judgment amount. The attorneys had two contracts with the Cherokee Nation, one from 1948 and another from 1958, both approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The contracts stipulated that the attorneys' compensation would be contingent on a recovery for the Cherokee Nation and not to exceed 10% of the amount recovered. The Commission allowed a partial fee of $200,000 in a previous order."]](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_47_46_0000-Indian%20Claims%20Commission-Cherokee,%201964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Cherokee Nation v. United States")
![["The text includes correspondence regarding the distribution of funds from a Cherokee judgment award. The recipients of the letter are informed that remaining funds will revert back to the Tribe for use as authorized by the Principal Chief and Secretary of the Interior. The letter also mentions the possibility of funds reverting to the Tribe after a certain period of time. Additionally, there is mention of a per capita payment authorized by Public Law 87-775, and the process for heirs to claim their share of the funds. The letter also addresses concerns raised by the recipients about the distribution of funds among living enrollees and their heirs."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20M-R,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0042.pdf "Correspondence Regarding Distribution of Cherokee Judgment Award Funds")
![["The Indian Claims Commission has granted attorneys' fees of $1,000,000 to the legal team representing the Cherokee Nation in a claim against the United States. This amount is in addition to a previous award of $200,000, making the total fee $1,000,000."]](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_47_46_0000-Indian%20Claims%20Commission-Cherokee,%201964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Order Allowing Attorneys' Fees for Cherokee Nation Claim")
![["The Cherokee Nation successfully petitioned the Indian Claims Commission for a settlement of $14,364,476.15 for land ceded in 1893. The attorneys representing the Cherokee tribe requested a fee of ten percent of the award, but the Commission determined that a fee of $1,000,000 or seven percent of the recovery was fair and adequate. The case involved determining the fair market value of the ceded land and the attorneys provided detailed information on the services they rendered in prosecuting the claim. One attorney, Earl Boyd Pierce, was primarily responsible for keeping the tribe informed and involved in the litigation process. Pierce spent a significant amount of time corresponding with and meeting with tribal members to update them on the progress of the claim."]](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_47_46_0000-Indian%20Claims%20Commission-Cherokee,%201964/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Cherokee Nation v. United States: Attorney Fee Dispute")