Top Indian Affairs Official Visits Oklahoma for Firsthand Look at Chilocco Indian School
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_10_141_9_0034
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Top Indian Affairs Official Visits Oklahoma for Firsthand Look at Chilocco Indian School
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1950-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/3
- Description:
- Dr. Leon Wall, superintendent of Indian schools, arrived in Oklahoma to investigate conditions at Chilocco Indian School. Reports of mistreatment of students led to a BIA survey, and decisions on the future of the school are pending until all facts are known. Tribal councils are meeting to discuss the situation and protest any plans for private contractor operation of the school.
- Names:
- Chilocco Nation, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 86th (1959-1961), 83rd (1953-1955), 84th (1955-1957), 82nd (1951-1953), 81st (1949-1951), 85th (1957-1959)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_10_0000, Box 141, Folder 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
