Settlement of the Arkansas River Bed Claim
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_140_29_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Settlement of the Arkansas River Bed Claim
- Date Created:
- 1969-03-03
- EDTF:
- 1969-03-03
- Creator:
- unknown
- 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:
- The document consists of a series of letters and memos regarding the settlement of the Arkansas River Bed claim by the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations of Oklahoma. The Department of the Interior is working on drafting legislation for the settlement, which requires specific authorization and appropriation acts from Congress. The tribes are proposing a sale of resources and leasing the river to the United States, with an estimated value of $177 million. The tribes are seeking support from government officials to expedite the process of getting the bill before Congress.
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_140_29_0000, Box, 140, 29, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 7 Pages