Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_2_12_35b_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association
- Date Created:
- 1954-05-22
- EDTF:
- 1954-05-22
- Creator:
- Harjo, George, 1886-1952
- 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:
- The document discusses the formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association to protest against nominal damages for oil well locations on the Osage Indian reservation. The organization seeks to increase the drilling fee to $1,000 per location and address issues such as water contamination and insufficient payments to landowners. The group aims to protect fields, pastures, and water supplies from pollution and destruction caused by oil drilling activities.
- Names:
- Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Agricultural laws and legislation
- Congress:
- 83rd (1953-1955)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_2_0000, Box 12, Folder 35b, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 5 Pages
