Central Tribes of the Shawnee Area, Inc. Endorses House of Representatives Bills Number HR9219 and HR11890

Digital item

Identifier: CAC_CC_109_7_4_36_0001

Dates

Creation: March 11, 1974
Creation: 93rd Congress (1973-1975)

Scope and Contents

The Shawnee City Commission has passed a resolution endorsing two bills that would grant trust status to lands held by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and the Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe. The bills are critical to the tribes' ability to pursue industrial development and provide jobs for their members. Congressman James R. Jones is a co-sponsor of the bills and has written to the Shawnee City Commission expressing his support.