Protecting Religious Rights: A Plea to Representative Schwabe Regarding Bill H.R. 2403
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_6_7_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Protecting Religious Rights: A Plea to Representative Schwabe Regarding Bill H.R. 2403
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-22
- EDTF:
- 1945-03-22
- 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:
- Mr. Allen P. Dale wrote a letter to Representative George B. Schwabe regarding Bill H.R. 2403, which restricts the use of the Peyote religion among Native Americans. Dale, a full-blood Omaha Indian, argues that Peyote has been used for worship by Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of white settlers. He emphasizes the importance of religious freedom and requests that the bill be quashed to protect the rights of Native Americans who use Peyote as a sacrament. Dale also mentions the sacrifices made by Indigenous soldiers in wars alongside their non-Indigenous counterparts.
- Topic:
- Constituent communication with members of the United States Congress
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 7, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
