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Date of Work
Undated, likely before 1959
Description
This undated document is a "American Indian" plank for an unspecified political party to be presented at the Republican and Democratic national conventions. The plank supports a Claims Commission comprising three president-appointed members, at least one of whom must have at least 50% "Indian blood." This proposed Commission would hear all claims of any tribe or band, and its findings be conclusive.
See also:
Statement by Representative Burdick on Indian Claims, Undated
Keywords
Indian Claims Commission, Claims Commission, US Court of Claims
Organizations Referenced
Indian Claims Commission, Claims Commission, US Court of Claims
Recommended Citation
American Indian Plank, "American Indian Plank for Republican and Democrat National Conventions, Undated" (2022). Usher Burdick Papers. 114.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/114
Comments
The document is undated, but it uses the phrase "The United States and Alaska" which implies that it was written prior to Alaska's statehood in 1959.
There is a blank in the first line of the document that reads "We pledge the ______ Party" and it is therefore unclear what political party this plank belongs to.