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Cherokee Nation

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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 50 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence Regarding Preference Policy Changes and Discrimination against Five Tribes, 1975-07-11 - 1976-05-18

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 39
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_39_0013
Scope and Contents

The document contains correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert, Dr. William J. Benham, Mrs. Billye Jo Benham Bruner, and Mr. Eugene Bruner regarding the proposed employment preference changes and perceived discrimination against the Five Civilized Tribes.

Dates: 1975-07-11 - 1976-05-18
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Indian Preference, 1976

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
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Indian Preference, 1976

Correspondence Regarding Resolution about the Indian Action Team Program Funding, 1976-03-05 - 1976-04-07

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 38
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_38_0004
Scope and Contents

The document contains a letter from Congressman Carl Albert to Principal Chief Ross O. Swimmer of the Cherokee Nation thanking him for a copy of a resolution concerning the funding level of the Indian Action Team Program of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the resolution sent by Swimmer.

Dates: 1976-03-05 - 1976-04-07
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Indian Action, 1976

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
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - General, 1976

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 the Need for Health Care Facilities for the Cherokee Nation, 1976-04-02 - 1976-04-12

 Item — Box DP 139: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_139_18_0005
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1976-04-02 - 1976-04-12
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - - Indian Health Service - Hospitals

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

Correspondence with Mr. William H. Marshall Regarding Per Capita Settlement, 1976-09-08 - 1976-09-21

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 29
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_29_0002
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Congressman Carl Albert and William H. Marshall concerning the settlement between the Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Cherokee Nations and the United States over the Arkansas Riverbed. Included is a business card for Attorney Michael S. Yaroschuk.

Dates: 1976-09-08 - 1976-09-21
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Arkansas Riverbed, 1976

"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 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
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Indian Preference, 1976

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