The document discusses claims made by the Pawnee Indians of Oklahoma regarding a deficiency in their reservation and compensation for railway companies using their land. It mentions past attempts to obtain payment for the land and details the approval of right of way for railway companies. It concludes by stating that the Pawnee tribe may not have been entitled to damages for the use of their land by the railway companies.

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Unresolved Claims and Railway Rights of the Pawnee Indians: A Historical Perspective

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_50_0009
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Unresolved Claims and Railway Rights of the Pawnee Indians: A Historical Perspective
Date Created:
1946-01-01
EDTF:
1946-01-01
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 discusses claims made by the Pawnee Indians of Oklahoma regarding a deficiency in their reservation and compensation for railway companies using their land. It mentions past attempts to obtain payment for the land and details the approval of right of way for railway companies. It concludes by stating that the Pawnee tribe may not have been entitled to damages for the use of their land by the railway companies.
Names:
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Topic:
Courts--United States
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 50, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages