Indian Claims Commission Collection
Scope and Contents
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Subject Collection. Collection includes litigation brought before the Indian Claims Commission by the Kickapoo, Miami, Peoria, and Potawatomi Indian tribes. The litigation pertains to treaties and land petitions. Most of the tribes are based in Oklahoma with a few in Michigan and Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1958
Restrictions on Access
On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.
Available for public access.
Extent
.33 Cubic Feet (.33 foot)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Date of acquisition--1990.
Subject
- United States. Indian Claims Commission (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Indians of North America -- Claims
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934-
- Indians of North America -- Land tenure
- Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Indians of North America -- Treaties
- Kickapoo Indians -- Claims
- Miami Indians -- Claims
- Peoria Indians -- Claims
- Potawatomi Indians -- Claims
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
