The Kansas-Delaware Indians: A History of Dispossession and Discrimination

Item — Box: 32, Folder: 3

Identifier: CAC_CC_109_7_32_3_0010

Scope and Contents

The text describes a legal dispute between the Kansas-Delaware Indians and the U.S. government. The supreme court ruled that the Kansas-Delawares were not entitled to land in the award from the Indian Claims Commission, but the Kansas-Delawares chose to leave the tribe and receive land in Kansas instead of moving to Oklahoma. Congress limited distribution of the award to Oklahoma Delawares and Absentee- Delaware tribes and their members, but the Kansas Delawares have asked and begun lobbying Congress to hold up payment. The author urges the recipient of the letter (presumably a politician) to resist any amendment or alteration of the 1972 Delaware Distribution Act.

Dates

Creation: 1977

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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