Legislative Initiatives for American Indian Rights in the 84th Congress, 1955-01-01 - 1955-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 15b
Identifier: CAC_CC_004_3_22_15B_0004
The text discusses various Indian legislation enacted by the Eighty-Fourth Congress, including laws regarding jurisdiction on Indian reservations, long-term leases of Indian lands, ownership of subsurface rights on the Papago Reservation, and bills for tribal rehabilitation. It also outlines a legislative program for American Indians for the 84th Congress, 2nd Session, including establishing a long-range American Indian Point IV Program, rescinding House Concurrent Resolution 108, and passing bills for economic redevelopment, settlement of Native land claims, hospitalization and care of the mentally ill, readjustment of Indian land holdings, confirmation of Indian tribal title to certain lands, and authority for the Secretary of the Interior to compromise or cancel debts of individual Indians or organizations.
Dates
- 1955-01-01 - 1955-12-31
Language of Materials
English
Extent
4 Pages
Overview
84th (1955-1957)
General
Native Americans
Creator
- From the Collection: Belcher, Page Henry, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma (1951-1973), 1899-1980 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository