Wilkinson, Cragun, and Barker papers, 1949-1979.

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Wilkinson, Cragun, and Barker papers, 1949-1979.

Additions to the Indian Litigation Files of the Wilkinson Law Firm, ca. 1949-1960. They are mostly files of the Ute Tribe and Menominee Tribe, plus some law office correspondence files. The seventeen bound volumes contain legal documents of Indian Litigation Cases heard by the Indian Claims Commission, 1949-1970. Litigants include the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa Indians, the Uinta Utes, the Spokane Tribe, the Coeur D'Alene Tribe, and the Southern Utes.

30 boxes (15 linear ft.)17 bound v.

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Wilkinson, Cragun, and Barker.

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Ernest L. Wilkinson (1899 1978), president of BYU from 1951-1971, was a partner in the law firm of Wilkinson, Cragun, and Barker, who handled the Indian Claims Commission cases during the 1950's-1980's. The firm broke up in 1982. From the description of Wilkinson, Cragun, and Barker papers, 1949-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367706664 ...

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

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Uinta Band of Ute Indians

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United States. Indian Claims Commission

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Zitkala is the Indian name for Gertrude Bonnin, 1876-1938. From the guide to the National Council of American Indians records, 1926-1938, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Historical note: The Indian Claims Commission rendered a settlement between the United States Government and the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the White Mountain Apache Tribe, and the Yavapai-Apache Indian Community of Fort McDowell. The settlement involved the title transfer of two tracts of land outside the ...