The Broken Treaties Scandal: The FBI's Duplicity Exposed, 1972-12-11
Item — Box: 67, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_6_0008
The Broken Treaties Scandal: The FBI's Duplicity Exposed
The text describes the efforts of journalist Leslie Whitten to obtain access to the Broken Treaties papers, stolen documents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. After initially meeting with resistance from the Indians who had taken the papers, Whitten eventually secured a small batch and agreed to write stories about them. The Indians' ultimate aim was to get the papers back to the government, but when this became impractical they decided to use them as leverage for talks with the government. However, before they could do this, the administration moved in and arrested Whitten and Hank Adams, the man most committed to returning the papers.
Dates
- 1972-12-11
Extent
6 pages
Overview
92nd (1971-1973)
General
Native Americans; Public Lands and Natural Resources
- TypeCollection
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository