Status of Creek Tribal Claims: Updates from the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Identifier:

CAC_CC_001_4_63_46_0001

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Status of Creek Tribal Claims: Updates from the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Date Created:

1950-03-20

EDTF:

1950-03-20

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:

The document provides an update on the status of Creek tribal claims, specifically regarding two separate awards made by the Indian Claims Commission. The first award, related to land in Alabama and Georgia, has been paid out with attorney fees deducted, and a proposed bill for distribution of the remaining funds has been submitted to . The second award, for land in Oklahoma, has also been awarded and funds are awaiting distribution pending National legislation. Applicants for enrollment must provide documentation of their ancestry to be eligible for the funds.

Policy Area:

Native Americans, Social Sciences and History

Names:

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma, Seminole Nation

Topic:

Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims, Banks and banking--United States

Congress:

81st (1949-1951)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_1_4_63_46_0000, Box, 63, 46, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)

Type:

Text

Extent:

2 Pages