The letter is from Jess J. Humes to Senator Mike Monkanly, urging that recommendations for the next Governor of the Chickasaw Nation be withheld until the Chickasaws have a chance to provide input. Humes expresses a desire for the Chickasaw Tribe to have a say in who their tribal leader will be, as they have been ignored in the past.

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Appointment of the Chickasaw Nation Governor: A Letter Exchange

Identifier:
CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0007
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Appointment of the Chickasaw Nation Governor: A Letter Exchange
Date Created:
1963-02-28
EDTF:
1963-02-28
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:
The letter is from Jess J. Humes to Senator Mike Monkanly, urging that recommendations for the next Governor of the Chickasaw Nation be withheld until the Chickasaws have a chance to provide input. Humes expresses a desire for the Chickasaw Tribe to have a say in who their tribal leader will be, as they have been ignored in the past.
Names:
Chickasaw Nation
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
88th (1963-1965)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0000, Box 18, Folder 7, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages