Proposed Sale of Segregated Coal and Asphalt Lands of Chickasaw and Choctaw Tribes
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_1_82_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Proposed Sale of Segregated Coal and Asphalt Lands of Chickasaw and Choctaw Tribes
- Date Created:
- 1947-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1947-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- 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 discussing the proposed sale of segregated coal and asphalt lands of the Chickasaw and Choctaw Tribes, with a sale price of $8,500,000 agreed upon. Members will have the opportunity to vote on the sale, and if a majority agrees, Congress will appropriate money for payments to enrolled members and heirs. The document also mentions a previous purchase of surplus Choctaw land and questions if the money will be paid to the Indians. The sender requests information on how the money will be distributed.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_4_0000, Box 1, Folder 82, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages