Miss Rebecca Putnam wrote to Congressman Page Belcher requesting information on how the Administration's Poverty Program will affect American Indians. Belcher responded by stating that he is looking into the matter and will provide information as soon as possible. He also forwarded Putnam's request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for further consideration. Putnam had also reached out to the Office of Economic Opportunity and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for information on the same topic.

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1965 Correspondence Regarding Poverty Program Impact on American Indians

Identifier:
CAC_CC_004_8_95_4B_0005
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
1965 Correspondence Regarding Poverty Program Impact on American Indians
Date Created:
1950-02-03
EDTF:
1950-02-03
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:
Miss Rebecca Putnam wrote to Congressman Page Belcher requesting information on how the Administration's Poverty Program will affect American Indians. Belcher responded by stating that he is looking into the matter and will provide information as soon as possible. He also forwarded Putnam's request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for further consideration. Putnam had also reached out to the Office of Economic Opportunity and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for information on the same topic.
Policy Area:
Native Americans
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_4_8_0000, Box 95, Folder 4B, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
7 Pages