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Title: Assistance Denied: The Case of Mrs. Rebecca Potts Phillips at Talihina Indian Hospital
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_27_26b_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Title: Assistance Denied: The Case of Mrs. Rebecca Potts Phillips at Talihina Indian Hospital
- Date Created:
- 1957-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1957-01-01
- 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:
- Mrs. Rebecca Potts Phillips was denied admission to the Talihina Indian Hospital because she is only one-fourth Choctaw Indian and married to a non-Indian. The Public Health Service policy only allows members of the Oklahoma Five Civilized Tribes who are one-half or more degree Indian blood to receive health care. Congressman Carl Albert tried to assist her but was unable to help. Phillips was advised to seek medical care elsewhere.
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 85th (1957-1959)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_27_26b_0000, Box, 27, 26b, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 5 Pages
