"An Appeal from Taos Pueblo: The Story of Blue Lake and its People"
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_11_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- "An Appeal from Taos Pueblo: The Story of Blue Lake and its People"
- Date Created:
- 1967-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1967-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/261
- Description:
- The Taos Pueblo tribe is appealing to the United States government to recognize their ownership of the Blue Lake area, which holds great cultural and spiritual significance to them. The area contains important shrines and sanctuaries for their religion and is essential to their way of life. The tribe relies on the land for food, water, and spiritual connection, and views it as their Indian church. They are asking for the government to acknowledge their connection to the land and respect their request to not sell their title to the area.
- Topic:
- Religion, Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971), 92nd (1971-1973), 90th (1967-1969), 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_7_0000, Box 67, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 12 Pages
