Expanding Low-Rent Housing Program for Indian Tribes in Oklahoma1964-05-26Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_001_4_47_62_0001The 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.