Addressing the Plight of the Navajo Reservation: Letters between Emmett M. Ishmall and Senator Elmer Thomas, 1946
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Addressing the Plight of the Navajo Reservation: Letters between Emmett M. Ishmall and Senator Elmer Thomas, 1946
- Date Created:
- 1946-05-28
- EDTF:
- 1946-05-28
- 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 letter from Emmett M. Ishmall to Senator Thomas regarding the conditions on the Navajo Reservation, including issues such as lack of voting rights, low wages, poor living conditions, and inadequate education and healthcare facilities. Ishmall urges action to address these problems and improve the lives of the Navaho Indians.
- Names:
- Navajo Tribe of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0000, Box 18, Folder 4, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 9 Pages
