Letters of Protest: The Ponca Indians' Fight Against Injustices and Unfair Tactics in 19631963-07-10unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_038_8_32_21_0022The text is a letter from Thurman Rhodd to Phileo Nash, Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding injustices faced by the Ponca Indians related to a proposed road improvement program. Rhodd and other signatories feel that the proposed road improvements do not benefit the Indian community and are calling attention to unfair tactics used by the Tribal Council in decision-making. They provide reasons for their objections and express the need for fair treatment and consideration of the Indian community's needs.