A plan for the use of $450,000 awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to the Creek Nation of Oklahoma was published in the Federal Register December 23, 1975, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Morris Thompson announced today.
The award represents payment for land in Oklahoma taken without payment by the United States between 1881 and 1924 and additional payment for land sold under the Creek Agreement of March 8, 1900.
According to the plan, approved by Congress and made effective November 16, 1975, the funds will be used to pay off the indebtedness on the Creek Nation Office Complex at Okmulgee, Oklahoma, with any remaining balance made available for additional development of facilities of the Creek Nation Capital Complex as recommended by the Principal Chief.
