/CAC_CC_001_4_82_36_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Choctaw%20-%20Choctaw%20Termination%20Act%20-%20LegislationMemoranda,%201970/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_82_36_0006_thumbnail.jpg "Repeal of the Choctaw Termination Act: A Call for Compassion and Repeal")
Repeal of the Choctaw Termination Act: A Call for Compassion and Repeal
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_82_36_0006
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Repeal of the Choctaw Termination Act: A Call for Compassion and Repeal
- Date Created:
- 1970-02-17
- EDTF:
- 1970-02-17
- 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 discusses the Choctaw Termination Act of 1959 and the implications it had on the Choctaw Tribe. The Act was initially presented as a self-rule plan but ended up affecting the rights of individual Choctaw members. Despite assurances from Bureau of Indian Affairs officials, the Act led to the termination of federal supervision over tribal assets and the appointment of the Principal Chief. The Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, Harry J. W. Belvin, requests the repeal of the Act to allow the Choctaws to continue participating in government programs and progress along with other tribes.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_82_36_0000, Box, 82, 36, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 5 Pages
