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Update on Choctaw Elections and Creek Problem: Call from Wilma Victor
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_91_46_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Update on Choctaw Elections and Creek Problem: Call from Wilma Victor
- Date Created:
- 1971-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1971-01-01
- 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:
- David Gardner, a candidate for Choctaw Chief, criticized the age limit of 35 for candidates, calling it arbitrary and unfair. He argued that the limit was established to prevent younger candidates like himself from running for the position. Gardner's opponent, Harry J. W. Belvin, supported the age limit and believed that younger candidates were not mature enough to lead. The dispute over the age limit was a result of election procedures established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Gardner planned to challenge the regulation.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Creek Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Seminole Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_91_46_0000, Box, 91, 46, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
