/CAC_CC_001_4_1_98_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Tribal%20Government,%20CoalAsphaltOil,%201947/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_1_98_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Recent Transaction Concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations: Update from Carl Albert")
Recent Transaction Concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations: Update from Carl Albert
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_1_98_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Recent Transaction Concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations: Update from Carl Albert
- Date Created:
- 1947-04-16
- EDTF:
- 1947-04-16
- 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 from Carl Albert to Mr. Bentley Beams discusses a recent transaction between the Department of Interior and tribal officials regarding the sale of coal and asphalt lands. An agreement was reached for the Department of Interior to pay $8,500,000 for the lands, which will be presented to enrolled Indians for approval. If approved, the proceeds will be distributed to tribal members on a per capita basis. Mr. Beams also writes to Carl Albert asking for more information on the matter to inform the older tribal members who are depending on him for updates.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_4_0000, Box 1, Folder 98, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
