Congress Passes Bill for Per Capita Distribution of Indian Claims Commission Judgment
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_16_10_66_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Congress Passes Bill for Per Capita Distribution of Indian Claims Commission Judgment
- Date Created:
- 1968-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1968-01-01
- Creator:
- Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- Congressman Carl Albert has announced that both Houses of Congress passed the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, which includes $385,000 for the commutation of Choctaw treaty obligations. The President is expected to sign the bill within the next ten days. This payment is expected to pave the way for a per capita payment in the fall, including proceeds from lease-district cases and coal and asphalt sales for the Choctaws and Chickasaws.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_16_10_66_0000, Box 10, Folder 66, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
