Congressman Carl Albert and the Oklahoma Congressional delegation met with officials to discuss the process of making per capita payments to the Choctaws and Chickasaws. Superintendent Roberts will set up an office in Muskogee to handle the payments, with the first checks expected to be sent out in July for $350 each to enrolled members. Heirs will be paid after living enrolled members receive their checks.

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Congressman Carl Albert Announces Per Capita Payments for Choctaws and Chickasaws

Identifier:
CAC_CC_001_16_1_33_0002
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Congressman Carl Albert Announces Per Capita Payments for Choctaws and Chickasaws
Date Created:
1949-01-01
EDTF:
1949-01-01
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 and the Oklahoma Congressional delegation met with officials to discuss the process of making per capita payments to the Choctaws and Chickasaws. Superintendent Roberts will set up an office in Muskogee to handle the payments, with the first checks expected to be sent out in July for $350 each to enrolled members. Heirs will be paid after living enrolled members receive their checks.
Policy Area:
Housing and Community Development, Native Americans
Topic:
Indians of North America--United States
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_001_16_1_33_0000, Box 1, Folder 33, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page