Settlement Process for Cherokee Compensation for Arkansas Riverbed
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_30_13_0006
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Settlement Process for Cherokee Compensation for Arkansas Riverbed
- Date Created:
- 1974-04-05
- EDTF:
- 1974-04-05
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2
- Description:
- The Army has advised the Cherokee tribe's attorneys that they will follow standard procedure in settling the question of compensation for the taking of the Arkansas River bed. The downstream portion of the riverbed is still in litigation between different tribes. Expert appraisers have estimated the total damage to be $42,494,536.40. The Army's general counsel will prepare a report for submission to the comptroller general, who will then decide whether a Certificate of Settlement should be issued for payment by Congress. The Cherokee attorneys acknowledged the government's honest mistake regarding ownership of the riverbed.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Older people--Medical care--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Courts--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_3_2_30_13_0000, Box, 30, 13, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
