Bill for Appropriation to Osage Tribe of Indians for Land Sold by US
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_37_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Bill for Appropriation to Osage Tribe of Indians for Land Sold by US
- Date Created:
- 1946-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1946-01-01
- Creator:
- Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
- Description:
- The bill introduced by Mr. Schwabe of Oklahoma authorizes an appropriation of $776,742.03 to be paid to the Osage Tribe of Indians for the sale of their land in Kansas. The appropriation will be placed in the Treasury of the United States and distributed to the tribe according to their rules and regulations. This payment is intended to settle the tribe's claims under a treaty from 1865, and both the tribe and the United States waive any claims to interest or offsets. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay the fees and expenses of the tribe's attorneys from the appropriation.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 37, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
