Indians of North America--Health and Hygiene--Law and legislation

Correspondence between Congressman James R. Jones and Mr. Bill Brown, a constituent and resident of Sapulpa, OK, regarding the changes in regulations to limit the range of Indian Health Services care and improve quality of service to qualifying individuals.

Correspondence between Congressman James R. Jones and Ms. Jane Coursey, a constituent and resident of Tulsa, OK, regarding regulations governing eligibility for health services provided by Indian Health Services (HIS).

Correspondence between President B. Frank Belvin of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes and Congressman Carl Albert regarding the funding for the new Indian hospital at Ada, Oklahoma.

Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert and Congressman Sidney R. Yates regarding the new Indian hospital built at Ada, Oklahoma.

This document contains letters from Congressman Carl Albert to Julia Butler Hansen, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Interior of the Committee on Appropriations, and to Principal Chief J. W. Belvin of the Choctaw Nation, regarding Belvin's proposal for the construction of three buildings for Indian Health Centers.

Correspondence from Congressman James R. Jones to the Leaders of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes regarding the ITC's letters to various members of congress which concerned the ITC's resolution supporting efforts made by the Oklahoma Indian Council on Aging in support of eligibility of health services for Native Americans.

The document contains a note to Joel saying "T...tell me this is in bill - $50,000, I believe he said - we'll want to watch for it and let Chief Belvin know," a note that reads ""PT" 5-15 J," and a letter from Julia Butler Hansen to Congressman Carl Albert thanking him for his recommendation for health centers for the Choctaw Nation.

Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Congressman Sidney R. Yates, Chairman Bob Thompson of the Ada Chamber of Commerce Health Resources Committee, and members of Congressman Albert's staff regarding the prospectus and appropriations for the Ada Indian Hospital.

This series of correspondence is regarding materials compiled by the United States Public Health Service, Division of Indian Health at the request of the Choctaw representatives and the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation regarding the construction of buildings for health clinics.

Correspondence between Congressman Albert and Paul L. Gritz, Administrative Assistant for Health Services for Oklahoma Governor's Office, and between Congressman Albert and Executive Director Orlie Boehler of the Southern Oklahoma Development Association regarding the Oklahoma Health Service Area Governing Board members. Also included are two maps of Oklahoma illustrating distributions of potential sub-area councils.