Expanding Low-Rent Housing Program for Indian Tribes in Oklahoma

Identifier:

CAC_CC_001_4_47_62_0001

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Expanding Low-Rent Housing Program for Indian Tribes in Oklahoma

Date Created:

1964-05-26

EDTF:

1964-05-26

Creator:

Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000

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 John Brown, Chairman of the General Council of the Seminole Tribe, to Honorable Carl Albert, discusses the need for Indian tribes in Oklahoma to be able to participate in the low-rent housing program under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The document recommends specific amendments to the Act that would allow Indian tribes to establish housing agencies and participate in the program. It highlights the unfair exclusion of Oklahoma Indian tribes from the program and the obstacles faced in trying to overcome this exclusion through state legislation. The document emphasizes the urgent need for action to address the housing needs of low-income Indian families in Oklahoma.

Names:

Cherokee Nation, Seminole Nation

Topic:

Indians of North America--Claims, Older people--Medical care--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma

Congress:

88th (1963-1965)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_1_4_47_62_0000, Box, 47, 62, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)

Type:

Text

Extent:

5 Pages