Update on Choctaw and Chickasaw Land Payments
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_66_0007
Dates
- May 20, 1949
- 81st (1949-1951)
Scope and Contents
Mr. and Mrs. Rockman wrote a letter to Congressman Carl Albert inquiring about the appropriation for payment of Choctaw and Chickasaw segregated coal and asphalt lands. Congressman Albert responded, informing them that Congress passed a bill including $8,500,000 for payment of these lands on a per capita basis to enrolled members of the tribes. He assured them that the payments would be made as soon as possible and offered his assistance in the future.
Creator
Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
Congress 81st (1949-1951)
Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Constituent Correspondence; Indians of North America--Claims
Tribal Affiliation Chickasaw Indians; Choctaw Indians
Congress 81st (1949-1951)
Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Constituent Correspondence; Indians of North America--Claims
Tribal Affiliation Chickasaw Indians; Choctaw Indians
- TypeDeliverableUnit
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository