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Urgent Need for Indian Health Center in Nowata: Correspondence and Request for Add-On Appropriation

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_1_36_17_0004

Dates

  • May 15, 1974
  • 93rd (1973-1975)

Scope and Contents

The document is a series of correspondence between various individuals regarding the need for a health center in Nowata, Oklahoma for the Indian population. The Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, Harry J. W. Belvin, is seeking support from the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation to secure funding for the center. The General Manager of the Delaware Tribal Business Committee, H. A. Secondine, also expresses the need for the health center to reduce the number of outpatients at the Claremore Indian Hospital. The goal is to obtain an Add-On to the appropriation of Public Law 86-121 to fund the Nowata Health Center.

Creator

Belvin, Harry J.W., 1900-1986

Congress 93rd (1973-1975)

Tribal Affiliation Choctaw Indians; Delaware Indians; Osage Indians

Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Community health services--United States; Choctaw Nation
  • TypeDeliverableUnit

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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