Letter to Congressman Carl Albert Regarding Proposed Legislation to Amend Liquor Laws for American Indians, 1949
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_89_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Letter to Congressman Carl Albert Regarding Proposed Legislation to Amend Liquor Laws for American Indians, 1949
- Date Created:
- 1949-04-25
- EDTF:
- 1949-04-25
- 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 text is a letter from James E. Curry, an attorney for the National Congress of American Indians, to Congressman Carl Albert, requesting support for legislation to amend or repeal laws prohibiting the sale of liquor to Indians. The text includes excerpts from NCAI minutes discussing the discriminatory nature of these laws and the need for their repeal to uphold equality and civil liberties for Native Americans. Various viewpoints on the issue are presented, with some supporting repeal and others opposing it due to concerns about the negative effects of alcohol consumption. Will Rogers Jr. also speaks out against the discriminatory nature of the Indian liquor law and the need for its repeal to achieve equality for Native Americans.
- Names:
- Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Banks and banking--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_4_6_89_0000, Box 89, Folder 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
