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Evaluation of Reservation Status for Osage Tribe in Oklahoma

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_109_5_2_14_0019

Dates

  • 95th (1977-1979)

Scope and Contents

The text discusses the administration of the Food Stamp and Food Distribution Programs on the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma. It reviews the statutory provisions applicable to the Osage tribe and concludes that the reservation appears to have been disestablished. It compares the situation of the Osage tribe to other tribes in Oklahoma and highlights the retention of mineral rights as a key difference. The text also mentions that the Bureau of Indian Affairs does not consider Osage County to be a reservation in the same way as others in the United States.