Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Photostatic copies of fragments of laws passed by the Cherokee Congress in 1865. Partial of Cherokee in English written on page.

Photostatic copies of fragments of laws passed by the Cherokee Congress in 1865 regarding school arrangments. Partial of Cherokee in English written on page.

Handwritten notes in English and Cherokee on the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation.

House of Representatives Bill H.R. 345: "A Bill to secure to the Shawnee Indians their proportionate share of the proceeds of certain land, and for other purposes."

Part of 1975.006.2.Shawnee.001 and 1975.006.2.Shawnee.002.

Handwritten document in Cherokee, in reference to the Keetoowah Society's laws.

This artificial collection was begun as a catch-all for small single gifts and purchases, and to make them easier for scholars to search them. This assemblage consists primarily of documents, correspondence, photographs, broadsides and artifacts, dealing mostly with United States history.

Typed copy of points of Tennessee law regarding Cherokee lands, penalties, purchases, hunting rights, etc.

Printed abstract of The Curtis Bill or "An Act to provide for the final disposition of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, and for other purposes."

Copy of a printed abstract of U.S. Statute, 31 P221: An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending 20 Jun 1901, and for other purposes.

Printed abstract of U.S. Statute, 31 P221: An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the fiscal year ending 30 Jun 1901, and for other purposes. Related to 1975.006.1.Cherokee.078