Title: A Call for Change: The Osage Tribal Council Controversy
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_140_45_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Title: A Call for Change: The Osage Tribal Council Controversy
- Date Created:
- 1976-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1976-01-01
- Creator:
- Tinker, Sylvester, 1903-1991
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- The document is from Gladys Shunkanolah Rouvalk, a Full Blood Osage Indian, to U.S. Senator Dewey Bartlett regarding the proposal of a General Tribal Council with voting eligibility based on Osage Blood Quantum. The document highlights grievances such as discrimination, hiring practices, and illegal actions by the current Tribal Council. Rouvalk requests Congress to act upon the change of Tribal Government for the relief of true Osage Indians.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Education--United States, Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_140_45_0000, Box, 140, 45, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages