Box 6
Container
Contains 163 Collections and/or Records:
Slow Progress: Payments for Choctaws and Chickasaws, 1949-07-02
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 77
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_77_0014
Overview
81st Congress (1949-1951)
Update on Choctaw and Chickasaw Payment Delays, 1949-06-30
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 77
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_77_0019
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81st Congress (1949-1951)
Choctaw and Chickasaw Per Capita Payments Inquiry, 1949-07-05
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 78
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_78_0010
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81st Congress (1949-1951)
Payment for Choctaw and Chickasaw Lands: A Letter from Carl Albert, 1949-07-05
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 77
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_77_0004
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81st Congress (1949-1951)
Update on Payment for Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians' Coal Land, 1949-07-05
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 78
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_78_0007
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81st Congress (1949-1951)
Payment to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians: Update and Information, 1949-07-05
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 78
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_78_0012
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81st Congress (1949-1951)
Indian Claims Commission: A Legal Perspective
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 53
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_53_0004
Scope and Contents
This text discusses the establishment of the Indian Claims Commission and the challenges faced by Indian claimants seeking redress for unfair treatment by the government. It examines the defense of former adjudication and the limitations imposed by jurisdictional acts on the Court of Claims. The authors argue for the need for a new forum to address claims based on fair and honorable dealings, not just legal or contractual obligations. The text also mentions the Alcea Band of Tillamook's case as...
Class Action Claim by Loyal Creek Band for Civil War Losses
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_54_0001
Scope and Contents
The case involves the Loyal Creek Band of Creek Indians seeking compensation for losses suffered during the Civil War. They submitted individual claims totaling over $5 million, but were only awarded $1.8 million. The Senate later determined their losses to be $1.2 million and recommended payment, but Congress only appropriated $600,000. The case is presented as a class action on behalf of all descendants and heirs of the Loyal Creeks.
Choe-Chic Payments: Updates on Per Capita Payments for Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1949-06-10
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 70
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_70_0011
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81st (1949-1951)
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Payment: Updates and Information, 1949-06-13
Item — Box: 6, Folder: 70
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_6_70_0012
Overview
81st (1949-1951)