Investigation of Indians: Simmons and Godwin Want to Know Whether There Are Any Lands or Monies Due Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties from the Government.

Record Number:

586

Citation:

“Investigation of Indians: Simmons and Godwin Want to Know Whether There Are Any Lands or Monies Due Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties from the Government.” Robesonian 30 April 1914: 1.

Annotation:

Requests an investigation by the Interior Department in connection with an attempt to change the tribal name to Cherokee. Related article, 30 July 1914: 1, quotes the News and Observer, which speculates that the Croatans, if declared a branch of the Cherokees, would receive “quite a sum” of government funds.

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Category Tags:

Tribal name and identity

Publication Type:

Newspaper Article

URL #1:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10467669/editions

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Additional Subjects:

Cherokee Tribal Name-Cherokee Theory of Tribal Origin

McPherson Report

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Investigation of Indians: Simmons and Godwin Want to Know Whether There Are Any Lands or Monies Due Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties from the Government.