The text discusses the Indian Administration's efforts to provide land assistance to Native Americans in order to improve their living conditions. The government has allocated funds for a land program to consolidate existing tracts and purchase new acreage. The program aims to help Redmen achieve a subsistence basis and receive aid from rehabilitation and relief sources. The text also criticizes past government policies that led to the dispossession of Indian capital assets and the creation of a race of idle landlords.

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Discussions on Land Program for Native Americans in 1936

Identifier:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_55_0011
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Discussions on Land Program for Native Americans in 1936
Date Created:
1935-01-01
EDTF:
1935-01-01
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 discusses the Indian Administration's efforts to provide land assistance to Native Americans in order to improve their living conditions. The government has allocated funds for a land program to consolidate existing tracts and purchase new acreage. The program aims to help Redmen achieve a subsistence basis and receive aid from rehabilitation and relief sources. The text also criticizes past government policies that led to the dispossession of Indian capital assets and the creation of a race of idle landlords.
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
74th (1935-1937)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_55_0000, Box 55, Folder 11, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages