Correspondence Regarding the Status of American Indians in 1960
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_5_45_8B_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Status of American Indians in 1960
- Date Created:
- 1957-10-05
- EDTF:
- 1957-10-05
- 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:
- The document is a letter from Houston C. Benge to Page Belcher, a Member of Congress, discussing a suggestion regarding the American "Indian" status. Benge proposes settling all claims by Indians against the government and establishing them as "Americans" to eliminate discrimination and add prestige to their status. He suggests discontinuing the use of the term "Indian" and using "American aborignees" instead. Benge also references a news article about discrimination against an Indian family in Chicago as an example of the need for change.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 85th (1957-1959)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_5_0000, Box 45, Folder 8B, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 11 Pages
