The Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the US House of Representatives will be holding hearings on December 4-6, 1972 to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Headquarters building by the Trail of Broken Treaties organization. The Subcommittee expects to hear only from government witnesses at this time, but plans to hold further hearings involving Indian leaders from the Trail of Broken Treaties and other tribes at a later date.

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Statement of Jerry V. Wilson, Chief of Police, before the House Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, December 5, 1972

Identifier:
CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0018
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Statement of Jerry V. Wilson, Chief of Police, before the House Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, December 5, 1972
Date Created:
1972-11-02
EDTF:
1972-11-02
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 Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the US House of Representatives will be holding hearings on December 4-6, 1972 to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Headquarters building by the Trail of Broken Treaties organization. The Subcommittee expects to hear only from government witnesses at this time, but plans to hold further hearings involving Indian leaders from the Trail of Broken Treaties and other tribes at a later date.
Policy Area:
Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congress:
92nd (1971-1973)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000, Box 67, Folder 5, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page