Felix S. Cohen, attorney for the Hualapai Tribe of Arizona, has written to Congressman George B. Schwabe to bring attention to a bill that would give the Indian Bureau expanded powers to make arrests, searches, and seizures without a warrant. The tribe is concerned that this bill could result in the violation of rights and freedoms of Indian people and is urging Congress to reject the bill. The resolution passed by the Hualapai Tribal Council outlines their objections to the bill and calls for it to be rejected.

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Resolution Against Senate Bill 2543: Protecting the Rights of the Hualapai Tribe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_59_0001
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Resolution Against Senate Bill 2543: Protecting the Rights of the Hualapai Tribe
Date Created:
1952-03-01
EDTF:
1952-03-01
Creator:
Cohen, Felix S., 1907-1953
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:
Felix S. Cohen, attorney for the Hualapai Tribe of Arizona, has written to Congressman George B. Schwabe to bring attention to a bill that would give the Indian Bureau expanded powers to make arrests, searches, and seizures without a warrant. The tribe is concerned that this bill could result in the violation of rights and freedoms of Indian people and is urging Congress to reject the bill. The resolution passed by the Hualapai Tribal Council outlines their objections to the bill and calls for it to be rejected.
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Banks and banking--United States
Congress:
82nd (1951-1953)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_3_0000, Box 27, Folder 59, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages