Cherokee Tribe Member's Inquiry into Allotted Land: Correspondence Between Roy Skaggs and the Department of the Interior
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Cherokee Tribe Member's Inquiry into Allotted Land: Correspondence Between Roy Skaggs and the Department of the Interior
- Date Created:
- 1963-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1963-01-01
- 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:
- Roy Skaggs wrote a letter to Senator A.S. Mike Monroney regarding a missing 10-acre fraction of land that should have been allotted to him as a member of the Cherokee Tribe of Indians. Senator Monroney forwarded the letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for investigation and promised to write back with a report once they have more information. Skaggs expressed his hope that the Senator can help him obtain the missing deed for the land.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_038_8_32_22_0000, Box 22, Folder 11, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
