Resolution in Support of Fort Sill Indian School
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0036
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Resolution in Support of Fort Sill Indian School
- Date Created:
- 1974-05-15
- EDTF:
- 1974-05-15
- 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 Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma, Wayne Gilley, sent a letter to Senator Dewey F. Bartlett expressing the city's opposition to the closing of the Fort Sill Indian School. The document included a resolution passed by the City Council urging the Department of the Interior and Congress to take action to keep the school open. The resolution highlighted the school's history, the impact of its closure on the community, and the importance of providing education to Indian children. The City Council requested that copies of the resolution be sent to the Secretary of the Interior and Oklahoma's Representatives in Congress.
- Policy Area:
- Health, Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_3_2_31_5_0000, Box, 31, 5, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
