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Box 67

 Container

Contains 207 Results:

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Correspondence, 1969-1972

 File — Box: 67, Folder: 5
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000
Scope and Contents From the Series: The series of 35.5 cubic feet of material consists of four subseries-including General Legislative Correspondence, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on Science and Astronautics, and Water Projects. The General Legislative Correspondence (19.5 cubic feet) is arranged by congressional session. Within each session, materials are arranged alphabetically by either committee name or by topic. In addition to constituent mail, these files include pamphlets, reports, and other...
Dates: 1969-1972

Sac and Fox Tribes of Oklahoma and Iowa , April 3, 1970

 Item — Box: 67, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_13_0007
Scope and Contents Happy Camp, a Member of Congress, received a letter from Bill Veeter regarding Water Rights owned by American Indian Tribes. Veeter advised that the Cherokees should safeguard their ownership of Water Rights in the Arkansas River and its tributaries. Camp requested Veeter's assistance in discussing these matters with Cherokee authorities and obtaining information on the Eagle River Case. Camp also mentioned the importance of the United States protecting and developing property rights for...
Dates: April 3, 1970

Letter from Constituent to John Happy Camp about Indian Financing Act of 1973: Promoting Economic Development for Indigenous Communities , 1973

 Item — Box: 67, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0003
Scope and Contents

The document describes the situation surrounding the seizure of the BIA building by a group of Indians known as the Trail of Broken Treaties. Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Frank Carlucci describes the choices facing the government at the time and how they chose to negotiate with the Indians in order to avoid violence. They achieved their goals and averted disaster, but Carlucci notes that there are those who criticize them for not taking firmer action.

Dates: 1973