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

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Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_132_20_0007
The Sac and Fox Tribal Elections and Division of Judgments - Dora Schexnider
The Sac and Fox Tribal Elections and Division of Judgments - Dora Schexnider

Dates

  • 25-Jul-75
  • 94th Congress (1975-1977)

Scope and Contents

Dora Schexnider , 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.

Extent

5 pages

Policy Area

Civil Rights and Liberties; Minority Issues; Native Americans; Taxation

Creator Schexnider, Dora

Congress 94th Congress (1975-1977)

Tribal Affiliation Shawnee Indians; Sac and Fox Indians; Seminole Indians; Shawnee Indians
  • TypeDeliverableUnit

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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