An Open Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations by an Oklahoma Native American1935-01-01unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_053_12_10_55_0001The writer, Wm Blackhawk, is a Native American from Oklahoma who is frustrated with the lack of support and meaningful legislation for Oklahoma Indians. He criticizes a bill for Indian welfare as being ineffective and a waste of time and money. He questions the authority given to the Secretary of the Interior to make decisions about Indian affairs and feels that the Oklahoma Indians have no say in their own well-being. Blackhawk believes that the government has been taking advantage of Native Americans for years and calls for better treatment and support.