/CAC_CC_001_4_91_26_0000-Title%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Choctaw/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_91_26_0019_thumbnail.jpg "The Choctaw Termination Act of 1959: A Response from Representative Carl Albert")
The Choctaw Termination Act of 1959: A Response from Representative Carl Albert
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_91_26_0019
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- The Choctaw Termination Act of 1959: A Response from Representative Carl Albert
- Date Created:
- 1971-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1971-01-01
- 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 from Mrs. Jeanne Spurlock to Congressman Tom Steed inquires about the current status of the litigation regarding ownership of the bed of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma, which the United States Supreme Court ruled belongs to the Choctaw Tribe. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is conducting preliminary studies to determine the mineral resources under the river bed, which is expected to take several months to complete. Mrs. Spurlock and others of Choctaw Indian blood are requesting information on what has been done and planned regarding this property owned by the Choctaw tribe.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_91_26_0000, Box, 91, 26, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
