The Sac and Fox Tribal Elections and Division of Judgments - Dora Schexnider, 1975-07-25

Item — Box: DP 132, Folder: 20

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_132_20_0007

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The Sac and Fox Tribal Elections and Division of Judgments - Dora Schexnider

Dora Schexnidet, one of the first female Indian tribal chiefs, lost re-election as principal chief of the Sac and Fox tribe to John B. McClelland. McClelland, a Tulsa certified public accountant, won the election with 210 votes to 161. Other positions within the tribe were also filled through elections. The tribe opposed a division of judgments based on 1891-92 rolls, preferring a division based on current membership rolls, 1937 rolls, or 1866-67 rolls. The Bureau of Indian Affairs also objected to the use of the 1891-92 rolls due to inaccuracies and irrelevance to the land sales and cessions on which the claims were based.

Dates

1975-07-25

Language of Materials

English

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