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Muscogee Creek Nation

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: "The Muscogee-Creek Nation (MCN) is a self-governed Native American tribe seated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Five Civilized Tribes. We are the fourth-largest tribe in the United States. The Muscogee Nation is a diverse tribe with entities in business, community, culture, education, gaming, higher learning, infrastructure, recreation, and tourism. Our government is organized by constitution, into three branches of government; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, with distinct separation of power among the three. 18K+ Registered Citizen Voters in the Muscogee Nation participate in our democracy." - Muscogee Creek Nation Website

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence Regarding Proposed BIA Regulation Expanding Employment Preference, 1976-04-01

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 39
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_39_0010
Scope and Contents

A letter from Karl A. Funke, Specialist of the Task Force on Indian Law Revision of the American Indian Policy Review Commission, to Reid Chambers, Associate Solicitor for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior, regarding preference for employment for members of the Five Civilized Tribes and Osage Tribes of Oklahoma.

Dates: 1976-04-01

Correspondence Regarding Resolution for Amending Revenue Sharing Law, 1976-04-09 - 1976-05-10

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 37
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_37_0007
Scope and Contents

The document contains a letter from the President Overton James of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes to Congressman Glenn English requesting an amendment to the revenue sharing law, and a reply from Congressman Carl Albert to James thanking him for forwarding the letter to English.

Dates: 1976-04-09 - 1976-05-10

Correspondence Regarding the Muskogee Area Arts and Crafts Program Report, 1972 January 10 - 1973 April 10

 Item — Box 111: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 33
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_111_33_0001
Scope and Contents

This document contains correspondence regarding the report of Mr. W. A. Ames, Executive Director of the Muskogee Area Arts and Crafts Program for the calendar year of 1972 and budget request for fiscal year 1974.

Dates: 1972 January 10 - 1973 April 10

Docket 21 And Docket 276 Funds, 1981-01-31

 Item — Box 38: Series CAC_CC_109_5_0000_0000, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_109_5_38_18_0005

HUD Notification, New Construction of 100 Units for the Housing Authority of the Creek Nation Contract, 1974 August 01 - 30

 Item — Box 122: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 37
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_122_37_0003

"Indian Students from Arizona and Oklahoma to Visit Washington, D.C.", 1967-04-07

 Item — Box SP 8: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 153
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_8_153_0003
Scope and Contents This Department of the Interior News Release announced that ninety Native American children from boarding schools in Arizona and Oklahoma would visit Washington, D.C. as part of a program funded by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Navajo children would be performing traditional and modern American choral music and dances, while the Oklahoma students, members of the Five Civilized Tribes, would participate in a Youth Development Project. The goal of the program was to...
Dates: 1967-04-07

Legislative Support for Creek Nation Tribal Resolutions, 1975-01-01 - 1975-12-31

 Item — Box 30: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 29
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_30_29_0025

Letter From the American Indian Policy Review Commission Regarding Preference Regulations, 1976-04-26 - 1976-05-07

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 39
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_39_0012
Scope and Contents

The document contains a letter written by Senator James Abourezk and Congressman Lloyd Meeds to Congressman Carl Albert, news clippings, and a memorandum of call by Vivian Vahlberg regarding the proposal to amend the Bureau of Indian Affairs' preference regulations.

Dates: 1976-04-26 - 1976-05-07

Letter From the Secretary of the Interior Regarding Indian Preference Employment Question, 1976-05-20

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 39
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_39_0017
Scope and Contents

A letter from the Secretary of the Interior to Congressman Carl Albert suggesting solutions to the issue of Indian preference employment, offering a three-year period for members of closed tribes such as the Five Civilized Tribes and the Osage Tribe to be eligible for preference if they have at least one-quarter ancestry.

Dates: 1976-05-20

Letter to Congressman Carl Albert Regarding Indian Preference Employment, 1976-05-20

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 39
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_39_0014
Scope and Contents

A letter from the secretary of the Interior to Congressman Carl Albert addressing the issue of Indian preference employment and the requirement of a half-blood standard for certain tribes.

Dates: 1976-05-20