Defending Tribal Sovereignty: A Letter to Congressman Jones from the Citizen Band Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_109_7_59_18_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Defending Tribal Sovereignty: A Letter to Congressman Jones from the Citizen Band Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma
- Date Created:
- 1979-05-21
- EDTF:
- 1979-05-21
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- James R. Jones Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
- Description:
- The Citizen Band Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma are opposed to legislation that would place Indian country in Oklahoma under state jurisdiction without tribal consent. They believe this would contradict the rights, responsibilities, and authorities of Indian tribal governments. They are requesting that this planned legislation be discarded and that the rights and jurisdictional authorities of Indian tribal governments in Oklahoma be reaffirmed.
- Policy Area:
- Public Lands and Natural Resources, Native Americans
- Names:
- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 96th (1979-1981)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_109_7_59_18_0000, Box 59, Folder 18, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
