Correspondence between Bruce Townsend and Congressman Happy Camp Regarding Indian Leadership and the Wounded Knee Incident, 1973-04-11

Item — Box: LG 67, Folder: 7

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_7_0004

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Correspondence between Bruce Townsend and Congressman Happy Camp Regarding Indian Leadership and the Wounded Knee Incident, 1973-04-11

The letter is from Bruce Townsend to Congressman James Jones expressing concern over remarks made by the Congressman regarding Indian leadership. Townsend defends elected Indian leaders and requests clarification of the remarks made by Jones. He stresses the importance of support from Congressmen for elected tribal governments.

Dates

1973-04-11

Extent

3 pages

Additional Description

Overview

93rd Congress (1973-1975); 92nd Congress (1971-1973)

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Cherokee Nation; Chickasaw Nation; Delaware Indians; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe; Modoc Indians; Ottawa Indians; Pawnee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Ponca Indians