Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s
- Date Created:
- 1930-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1930-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/47
- Description:
- The text is a series of letters and a statement from John Moses, a Pawnee Indian, discussing various issues related to employment, land ownership, and relief work at the Pawnee Indian Agency in Oklahoma. Moses requests assistance from Senator Elmer Thomas in ensuring that veterans and Indian individuals are given preference for jobs and raises concerns about the quality of relief cattle and the handling of annuity money. He also describes how the Fair Ground land was leased without full tribal consent.
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 71st (1929-1931)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0000, Box 21, Folder 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
