Letter to the Editor: Unveiling the Controversial Sale of Choctaw-Chickasaw Coal and Asphalt Properties to the U.S. Government

Identifier:

CAC_CC_001_4_6_79_0004

Contributing Institution:

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

Title:

Letter to the Editor: Unveiling the Controversial Sale of Choctaw-Chickasaw Coal and Asphalt Properties to the U.S. Government

Date Created:

1949-01-01

EDTF:

1949-01-01

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 letter to the editor discusses the sale of coal and asphalt deposits from the Choctaw-Chickasaw people to the U.S. Government. It highlights concerns about the lack of transparency and misrepresentation of the sale to tribal members, as well as the withholding of funds by the Indian Bureau. The letter expresses worry about the potential negative impact of the sale on future generations of the Choctaw and Chickasaw people.

Names:

Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Topic:

Indians of North America--Claims, Banks and banking--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma

Congress:

81st (1949-1951)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_1_4_6_79_0000, Box, 6, 79, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)

Type:

Text

Extent:

2 Pages