Proposed Indian Claims and Final Settlement Bill
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_55_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Proposed Indian Claims and Final Settlement Bill
- Date Created:
- 1946-05-10
- EDTF:
- 1946-05-10
- 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 document is a letter to Congressman George B. Schwabe regarding a proposed Indian claims and final settlement bill. The bill aims to settle the claims of Oklahoma Indians for damages resulting from various injustices committed against them. It outlines the distribution of lands, moneys, and properties to individual Indians or their heirs. The bill also justifies a cash outlay of $240,000,000 for the settlement. The document urges Congressman Schwabe to sponsor and introduce the bill in Congress, highlighting the benefits for both the Indians and taxpayers.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 55, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
