Call for Leadership: A Letter to Chief Belvin
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_111_37_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Call for Leadership: A Letter to Chief Belvin
- Date Created:
- 1973-06-23
- EDTF:
- 1973-06-23
- Creator:
- Belvin, Harry J.W., 1900-1986
- 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:
- A telegram from the Plantation Trail Attorneys Office in Durant, Oklahoma to the Speaker of the House of Representatives expresses concern over the office being closed and moved to Anadarko. The telegram protests the decision, stating it goes against Indian rights and the promise of giving Indians a voice in their own affairs. The Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation urges the Speaker to stop the action if it has not been cleared through their office.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_4_0000, Box 111, Folder 37, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page