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Cherokee Nation

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: "Cherokee Nation is the sovereign government of the Cherokee people. We are the largest of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes and are based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Nation. Our headquarters are located in the historic W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex, with sub-offices and service sites throughout Cherokee Nation’s 14-county reservation area. Originally located in the southeastern United States in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, the Cherokee Nation was forced to relocate to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 after gold was discovered in our homelands. The thousand-mile forced removal became known as the “Trail of Tears” and came at a cost of nearly 4,000 Cherokee lives through sickness and harsh travel conditions. Today, Cherokee Nation is one of the largest employers in northeast Oklahoma and is the largest tribal nation in the country. As the governing body of the Cherokee people, the Cherokee Nation has the right to structure its own government and constitution; make and enforce its own laws; regulate business, land, environment, and wildlife; and impose taxes within the Cherokee Nation’s jurisdiction." - Cherokee Nation website, 05-12-2026

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

1953 Correspondence Regarding Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council Election Procedures, 1953-11-10

 Item — Box 12: Series CAC_CC_004_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_004_2_12_18_0002
Abstract

83rd Congress (1953-1955)

Dates: 1953-11-10
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Page H. Belcher Collection / 83rd Congress / Indian Affairs - General., 1952-1953

Amended Final Award in Cherokee Nation v. United States, 1972-02-02 - 1973-05-30

 Item — Box 38: Series CAC_CC_109_5_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_109_5_38_10_0040
Abstract

93rd Congress (1973-1975)

Dates: 1972-02-02 - 1973-05-30
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / James R. Jones Collection / Departmental / Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Cherokee Nation v. United States, March 12, 1963

 Item — Box DP 47: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 46
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0002
Abstract

88th (1963-1965)

Dates: March 12, 1963
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Indian Claims Commission - Cherokee, 1964

Thomas A. Chandler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-011
Scope and Contents

The Chandler collection is small and fragmentary and does not reflect his activities in the U.S. Congress. For the most part, the 300 documents in the collection are constituent correspondence from 1917-1919. Some of the topics included in the materials are military conscription, Native Americans, drought relief, anti-lynching laws, the League of Nations, and the Panama Canal.

Dates: 1917-1937; Majority of material found in 1917-1919
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

Cherokee Nation v. United States: Attorney Fee Dispute, March 26, 1964

 Item — Box DP 47: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 46
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_47_46_0003
Abstract

88th (1963-1965)

Dates: March 26, 1964
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Indian Claims Commission - Cherokee, 1964

Congressman Carl Albert Announced Legislation to Protect Restricted Native American Lands, 1953

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 69
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_69_0001
Scope and Contents

Congressman Carl Albert announced his intention to introduce legislation during the first session of the 54th Congress to extend restrictions on Native Americans of the Five Civilized Tribes of one-half or more Native American blood. The bill would continue existing policy to protect restricted Native Americans against the sale, lease, or encumbrance of their restricted lands during the life of the allottees or purchasers.

Dates: 1953
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Speeches and Press Releases / Press Releases - Indian Affairs

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
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Arts and Crafts Board

Correspondence Regarding Unsettled Claim of Hampton Tucker Against the Choctaws, 1952 October 22 - 27

 Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 61
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_11_61_0003
Abstract

82nd Congress (1951-1953)

Dates: 1952 October 22 - 27
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Muskogee Office

"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
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Speeches and Press Releases / News Releases - Indian Affairs., 1967

Letter from W.W. Keeler, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, to Congressman John N. Camp, informing him that the Executive Committee of the Cherokee Nation has voted to support the legislative measure S. 1498 regarding the conveyance of scattered land tracts in Oklahoma, 1969-09-05

 Item — Box 67: Series CAC_CC_009_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 19
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_19_0032
Abstract

92nd Congress (1971-1973)

Dates: 1969-09-05
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John N. "Happy" Camp Collection / Legislative / Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Legislative Correspondence

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