Correspondence Between Phillip Martin, Chairman of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and U.S. Senator Fred R. Harris Regarding Support for Direct Funding to Indian

Identifier:

CAC_CC_026_1_235_15_017

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Correspondence Between Phillip Martin, Chairman of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and U.S. Senator Fred R. Harris Regarding Support for Direct Funding to Indian

Date Created:

1971-11-16

EDTF:

1971-11-16

Creator:

unknown

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Language:

eng

Record Type:

correspondence

Collection:

Fred R. Harris Collection

Collection Finding Aid:

https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/57

Description:

Mr. Phillip Martin, Chairman of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, sent a letter to Honorable Fred Harris of the U.S. Senate requesting support for direct funding to Indian Tribes for the Occupational Education Act. In response, Fred Harris expressed gratitude for the letter and telegram sent to the House Committee on Education and Labor, stating that he will consider the feelings of the Choctaw Tribe when it comes time to vote and will do what he believes is right to help the cause of the Indians.

Names:

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Topic:

Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States, Land use--Planning

Congress:

92nd (1971-1973)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_26_1_235_15_0000, Box, 235, 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)

Type:

Text

Extent:

2 Pages