/CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Choctaw%20Nation,%201948/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Protest Against Purported Election of Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation")
Protest Against Purported Election of Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Protest Against Purported Election of Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation
- Date Created:
- 1948-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1948-01-01
- 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:
- A group of full-blood Choctaw Indians are protesting the recent election of Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, claiming that it was void due to disenfranchisement of voters and manipulation at the voting places. They also protest the appointment of the candidate who received the most votes, citing his behavior and holding of multiple offices. They request that his appointment be denied based on these grounds.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_4_19_0000, Box, 4, 19, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
