The letter is from Earl Boyd Pierce, the General Counsel for the Cherokee Nation, to Honorable Will J. Pitner, Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding the Chalaco School Lands. The Cherokee Nation is interested in repurchasing a portion of the land that has been deemed excess and surplus to the needs of the educational institution at Chalaco. They are offering to reimburse the United States for the excess lands and are seeking approval from the Principal Chief and the Executive Committee of the Cherokee Nation, as well as the Department of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The letter also mentions that Congress had only provided for the disposal of two 5 acre homesteads, despite there being 2,700 acres considered surplus and excess.

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Proposal for Restitution of Chilocco School Lands to Cherokee Nation: A 1963 Letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs

Identifier:
CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0012
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Proposal for Restitution of Chilocco School Lands to Cherokee Nation: A 1963 Letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs
Date Created:
1962-11-21
EDTF:
1962-11-21
Creator:
Pierce, Earl Boyd (1904-1983)
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:
The letter is from Earl Boyd Pierce, the General Counsel for the Cherokee Nation, to Honorable Will J. Pitner, Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding the Chalaco School Lands. The Cherokee Nation is interested in repurchasing a portion of the land that has been deemed excess and surplus to the needs of the educational institution at Chalaco. They are offering to reimburse the United States for the excess lands and are seeking approval from the Principal Chief and the Executive Committee of the Cherokee Nation, as well as the Department of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The letter also mentions that Congress had only provided for the disposal of two 5 acre homesteads, despite there being 2,700 acres considered surplus and excess.
Policy Area:
Native Americans
Names:
Cherokee Nation, Chilocco Indians
Topic:
Education--United States
Congress:
87th (1961-1963)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_038_8_32_17_0000, Box 17, Folder 12, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages