94th Congress - 1975-01-03 to 1977-01-03

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Correspondence between Joseph Drohan and Congressman Carl Albert regarding legislation for a "North American Indian Day" and Albert's retirement from Congress.

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The document is a series of letters between Congressman Carl Albert, Director John W. Davis of the Indian Health Service, and residents of Wilburton, Oklahoma regarding staffing at the IHS facilities in Talihina and Broken Bow. The letters explain the challenges in finding medical officers for the facilities and the efforts being made to secure additional staff.

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Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Chairman Bob Thompson of the Ada Chamber of Commerce Health Resources Committee, Dr. Michael R. Hunsaker, Senator Henry Bellmon, and Howard Yourman of Congressman Albert's office regarding the bill of appropriations for the funding of the proposed Ada Indian Hospital.

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Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert and Mr. James Shur regarding the Army's consideration of the massacre at Wounded Knee a battle and the legal status of treaties. Congressman Albert replied to Shur that the massacre was precipitated by the spread of the Ghost Dance religion and the fear and unrest it caused among settlers, and that Shur was generally correct about the legal status of treaties.

Scope and Contents This document contains correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Governor Overton James of the Chickasaw Tribe, Congressman Sidney R. Yates, Assistant Surgeon General Emery A. Johnson of the Indian Health Service, Area Director John W. Davis of the Public Health Service, and Hugh Warren of Service Chevrolet of Ada, Oklahoma, notes between Congressman Albert's staff, letters from Congressman Albert thanking constituents for the interest in the hospital construction, and a news clipping...

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Letters between Commissioner Morris Thompson of Indian Affairs, Principal Chief Sylvester J. Tinker, and Congressman Carl Albert regarding the disposition of judgment funds of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma.

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Correspondence between Mr. and Mrs. Killingsworth, Congressman Carl Albert, and Area Director John W. Davis of the Indian Health Service regarding the IHS health facility at Talihina and the difficulties the Killingsworth's daughter had in using the hospital.

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Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Lawrence Tomah, Jr., Mrs. Wilbur Red Elk, and Miss Jerree L. Toyebo regarding the lack of Native American housing construction in Cotton County.

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Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert and Chief Ross O. Swimmer of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma regarding the need for health care facilities for the Cherokee Nation and a request for assistance in obtaining planning money for the Hastings Hospital facility in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

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Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert and Mr. Alva C. Smith regarding the political campaigns for Charles Ward, Wes Watkins, and Tom Pate in Wilburton, Oklahoma.