Mrs. Bennie Jones wrote a letter to Honorable Mike Monroney expressing concern about the lack of medical care provided at the Anadarko Indian Clinic in Oklahoma. She requested that he investigate the situation and take action to ensure that all Indians receive the medical care they need. The response she received stated that medical services at the clinic are denied to those who are married to non-Indians, but divorced Indian women are given priority. Honorable Mike Monroney acknowledged her letter and promised to look into the matter further.

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Correspondence Regarding Lack of Medical Services at Anadarko Indian Clinic

Identifier:
CAC_CC_038_8_32_16_0007
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence Regarding Lack of Medical Services at Anadarko Indian Clinic
Date Created:
1963-05-23
EDTF:
1963-05-23
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/27
Description:
Mrs. Bennie Jones wrote a letter to Honorable Mike Monroney expressing concern about the lack of medical care provided at the Anadarko Indian Clinic in Oklahoma. She requested that he investigate the situation and take action to ensure that all Indians receive the medical care they need. The response she received stated that medical services at the clinic are denied to those who are married to non-Indians, but divorced Indian women are given priority. Honorable Mike Monroney acknowledged her letter and promised to look into the matter further.
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
88th (1963-1965)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_038_8_32_16_0000, Box 16, Folder 7, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages