Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
Files
Download Full Text (3.1 MB)
Subject
California Indians
Description
A June 23, 1927, letter from L. A. Dorrington, Superintendent of the Sacramento Indian Agency, to the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding the purchase of land for homeless California Indians. Detailed 25-page report listing the number of Indians in each band identified in each county and advising as to whether it would be necessary to purchase public land for them. Dorrington expressed concern about the failure of certain bands to adequately develop the land noting that in some instances the need for provision of adequate water supply for domestic use, proper fencing and construction of better homes.
Source
United States National Archives
Format
Language
English
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Education | Law | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Original Format
Paper
Document Type
Report
Recommended Citation
"1927 - Letter to U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding Homeless California Indians" (2018). Miscellaneous Documents and Reports. 56.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_usa_3_d/56
Included in
Arts and Humanities Commons, Education Commons, Law Commons, Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons
