Unpaid Debts: A Letter to the Government from an Osage Tribe Member
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_45_0012
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Unpaid Debts: A Letter to the Government from an Osage Tribe Member
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1937-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- 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 document is from S.A. Rogers to the Department of State in Oklahoma City, inquiring about an unpaid judgement against the Osage Tribe Indian Government. The document questions why the government has not paid the debt, despite spending billions on other things. Rogers expresses frustration at the government's failure to pay its debts and mentions that the Senate is willing to pay, but the House has not passed it. Rogers, a member of the Osage Tribe, is concerned about the government's reliability in paying debts.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 75th (1937-1939)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 45, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
