Correspondence Regarding the Yuchi Indian Group's Claims and Assimilation: A Letter from John T. Smith to Senator Grant F. Church, 1961
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Yuchi Indian Group's Claims and Assimilation: A Letter from John T. Smith to Senator Grant F. Church, 1961
- Date Created:
- 1959-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1959-01-01
- 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:
- John T. Smith acknowledges a letter from Grant F. Church regarding a speech about Reservation Indians. Smith, representing the Yuchi Group, discusses the history and treatment of the Creek Nation of Indians of Oklahoma and their quest for Just Compensation for lands taken by the United States Army. He argues that the Yuchi Group, along with other Indian groups, were ready for complete amalgamation into American society and criticizes politicians for creating unnecessary expenses for the government.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963), 86th (1959-1961)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_6_0000, Box 60, Folder 21C, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
