Letters of Protest: The Ponca Indians' Fight Against Injustices and Unfair Tactics in 1963
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0022
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Letters of Protest: The Ponca Indians' Fight Against Injustices and Unfair Tactics in 1963
- Date Created:
- 1963-07-10
- EDTF:
- 1963-07-10
- 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 text is a letter from Thurman Rhodd to Phileo Nash, Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding injustices faced by the Ponca Indians related to a proposed road improvement program. Rhodd and other signatories feel that the proposed road improvements do not benefit the Indian community and are calling attention to unfair tactics used by the Tribal Council in decision-making. They provide reasons for their objections and express the need for fair treatment and consideration of the Indian community's needs.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0000, Box 21, Folder 22, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 5 Pages
