Tribal Business Committee Returns From Washington
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_13_0001
Dates
- 6-Aug-70
- 91st Congress (1969-1971)
Scope and Contents
The Sac and Fox Tribal Business Committee recently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C., where they testified before a subcommittee of the Interior and Insular Affairs on the division of a tribal claim. The group received high compliments from their congressional delegation and other delegations as one of the best Indian presentations that had ever come before a subcommittee. The Business Committee is composed of Peggy Acoya, National Congress of American Indians secretary; Mary McCormick, Sac and Fox tribal secretary; Dora S. Ortega, councilwoman; Lee Bass Jr., second chief of the Sac and Fox tribe; Lloyd Tiger, councilman; Elmer Manatowa, chief of the tribe; George Pietsch, tribal claims attorney; and Dan Jennings, executive director of the tribe.
Extent
3 pages
Policy Area
Native Americans; Housing and Community Development
Creator unknown
Congress 91st Congress (1969-1971)
Tribal Affiliation Ponca Indians; Sac and Fox Indians; Shawnee Indians
Creator unknown
Congress 91st Congress (1969-1971)
Tribal Affiliation Ponca Indians; Sac and Fox Indians; Shawnee Indians
Source
- Camp, John N. "Happy", 1908-1987 (Person)
- TypeDeliverableUnit
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository