Papers, 1610-1984.

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Papers, 1610-1984.

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The contents of this collection reflect Dr. Witt's concerns for American Indian issues. Series I contains materials that Witt collected while working as a consultant to the Potawatomie, Ottawa, and Chipewa tribes for their cases before the Indians Claims Commission (ICC). Most of the research in this series pertains to the 1819, 1826, and 1835 treaties between these tribes and the United States. This series begins with legal documents pertaining to the ICC, and continues with plaintiffs'/claimants' exhibits, followed by defendant's exhibits. Plaintiffs' exhibits are arranged by exhibit number. Claimants' exhibits are arranged by the source of the documents with Federal documents at the beginning, followed alphabetically by state. Materials not directly related to a particular state or repository will be found at the end of the series. Materials in this section are almost exclusively reproductions. Series II, Subject Files, contains news clippings, articles, correspondence, reports, flyers, publications, brochures, etc. pertaining to Witt's interest in Native American subjects, excluding the Indian Claims Commission. Such subjects include women, youth, health, economics, peyote, natural resources, fishing rights, and the Navajo-Hopi land dispute. Publications dealing specifically with subjects in this series will be found within the related folders. Series III is composed of scattered issues of Native American publications. This series contains a significant run of Indian voices. Additionally, there is an oversized folder containing maps from ICC exhibits, flyers for events, and miscellaneous printed material.

7 boxes (5.16 cu. ft.) + 1 oversized folder.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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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 ...

Witt, Shirley H.

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Writer. Born 1934 in Whittier, Calif. A member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan. Educated in Michigan and New Mexico. One of the first Native American women in the United States to receive a Ph. D. Published extensively on Native Americans and is also a poet and fiction writer. From the description of Papers, 1610-1984. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 38463893 ...