Efforts to Secure Appropriation for Chickasaw-Choctaw Lands
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_58_0009
Dates
- February 08, 1949
- 81st (1949-1951)
Scope and Contents
Mrs. Cleo McKinney wrote to Congressman Carl Albert regarding the sale of segregated coal and asphalt Chickasaw-Choctaw lands to the government. Congressman Albert reassured her that he would do his best to get Congress to appropriate the full amount of $8,500,000 so that the tribes could be paid in full. Mrs. McKinney expressed her gratitude and confidence in Congressman Albert's efforts.
Creator
Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
Congress 81st (1949-1951)
Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Land use--Law and legislation
Tribal Affiliation Chickasaw Indians; Choctaw Indians
Congress 81st (1949-1951)
Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Land use--Law and legislation
Tribal Affiliation Chickasaw Indians; Choctaw Indians
- TypeDeliverableUnit
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository