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Indians of North America

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sj96005727. Variant(s): American Indians; American aborigines; First Nations (North America); Indians of North America--Culture; Indians of North America--Ethnology; Indians of North America--United States; Indians of the United States; Indigenous peoples--United States; Native Americans; North American Indians

Found in 1745 Collections and/or Records:

Preserving the Legacy: The Pacific Northwest Indian Cultural Center, 1966-05-27

 Item — Box 41: Series CAC_CC_026_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_026_1_41_13_0026

Preserving Title IV, Part A of the Indian Education Act: A Call for Support, 1977-10-12

 Item — Box 31: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0026

Press Release Announcing Agreement Between the Department of the Interior and the Officials of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes, May 1947

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_10_0003
Scope and Contents

This press release from Congressman Carl Albert's office announcing that Congressmen Albert and William Stigler were present on April 29, 1947 when an agreement between the officials of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and the Department of the Interior for the sale of lands for a total of $8,500,000.

Dates: May 1947

Press Release Announcing Head Start Grant to Indian Nations Community Action Foundation, Inc., 1970-03-04

 Item — Box SP 14: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 4
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_14_4_0001
Scope and Contents

This document is a press release from Congressman Carl Albert, Senator Fred R. Harris, and Senator Henry Bellmon on March 04, 1970, announcing a Head Start grant from the OEO to the Indian Nations Community Action Foundation, Inc., Tishomingo. The project, directed by Jess Hamilton, provided pre-school training for 615 children from low income families including medical, dental, social, and psychological services, for a total of $718,579.

Dates: 1970-03-04

Press Release Announcing Per Capita Payments to Choctaw-Chickasaw Known Heirs, 1951-02-07

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_54_0001

Press Release Announcing the Conclusion of Negotiations for Sale of Coal and Asphalt , 1947-04-29

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_10_0002
Scope and Contents

This document is a press release from Congressman Albert's office announcing the conclusion of negotiations between the Department of the Interior and representatives of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for the sale of reserved coal and asphalt deposits along with remaining surface lands and oil and gas rights of the nations.

Dates: 1947-04-29

Press Release Announcing the Passing of Capitalization Bill H.R. 6209 in the House, 1950-06-05

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 45
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_45_0002

Press Release Announcing the Passing of the Capitalization Bill , 1950-09-05

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 45
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_45_0003
Scope and Contents

The document contains five copies of a press release announcing that the Choctaw Tribe was given the opportunity to vote on the settlement of certain treaty payments through the signing of the capitalization bill by the President. The bill, introduced by Congressman Carl Albert, commuted treaty payments into a lump sum for distribution to enrolled Choctaws and their heirs.

Dates: 1950-09-05

Press Release Announcing the Passing of the Commutation Act, 1951-10-20

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_54_0003
Scope and Contents

This document contains six copies of a press release from Congressman Albert's office announcing that the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill, which contained an item of $385,000 for the commutation of Choctaw treaty obligations, was sent to the President for approval.

Dates: 1951-10-20

Press Release Announcing the Second Supplemental Appropriation Bill Passed Committee, 1951-10-08

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_54_0002