Records, 1948-1976.

ArchivalResource

Records, 1948-1976.

Correspondence, minutes, legislative bills, and other items, of or relating to the Executive Committee and the General Business Office. Topics include business interests and development, Cherokee culture, housing, land holdings, health, relations with the U.S. government, other Indian tribes, including the Five Civilized Tribes, politics, social groups, and the general well-being of the Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

20 linear ft.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8048982

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Cherokee Nation. Executive Committee.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vm94hk (corporateBody)

Cherokee nation

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65472p6 (corporateBody)

Although the Treaty of Hopewell (1785) defined the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and the U.S., Congress during the Confederation period was unable to keep white squatters off Cherokee lands. With violence escalating between Cherokees and settlers, particularly those of the "State of Franklin" (now Tennessee), Congress in Sept. of 1788 issued a proclamation forbidding white intrustion on Cherokee land. From the description of A talk from the head men warriers of the Cherokey Natio...

Cherokee Nation. General Business Office.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q86547 (corporateBody)