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President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock if he should write a letter which states the position the administration has taken on Native American lands and coal lands to present to Congress or Chairman of the Senate Committee dealing with Native American lands so they can deal with the issue put before them.
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1907-01-17
President Roosevelt will meet with Marshall L. Mott when Congress has adjourned, though he does not think there is anything more to be said. He has written to Charles Nagel, and directed Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock to take up charges against Dawes Commission member Tams Bixby.
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1907-01-12
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Colonel Paxton about the treatment of the Indians and believes that the “Moro problem” in the Philippines is similar.
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1912-11-25
Senator McCumber’s colleagues and the Office of Indian Affairs protested against the course of action suggested by McCumber. President Roosevelt will wait until fall before making a final decision.
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1908-07-03
President Roosevelt forwards Representative Byrd a letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp regarding the Choctaw in Mississippi. Roosevelt asks Byrd to meet with Leupp to come to an agreement regarding the best way to help bring relief to the Choctaw.
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1908-03-18
President Roosevelt asks Senator Clark if enactment of legislation regarding the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma could be postponed until the new Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield takes office. The request, Roosevelt says, is in best interest of the Native Americans of Oklahoma and Clark’s own Senate committee.
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1907-02-05
President Roosevelt assures Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he sympathizes with his view on the benefits of the Act of March 3, 1901 towards the operations of the Department of the Interior and the Native American communities they oversee. Roosevelt believes that reserves of coal, asphalt, oil, and gas found on Native American lands must not be sold “to the highest bidder,” but should be leased or worked by a corporation formed for their benefit. Roosevelt supports Hitchcock’s actions towards the preservation of the nation’s timber.
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1907-02-01
President Roosevelt is not sure how to respond to Richard C. Adams, nor does he know what he would say to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock about the matter. Roosevelt agrees, however, “that the administration only wants to know what the Indians wish and what is best for them, and will do all it can to meet their needs.”
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1906-10-20
President Roosevelt is dissatisfied with the condition of things in Alaska, as set out by Lieutenant George Thornton Emmons’s recent report. He asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to work to increase the funds appropriated for the operation of schools and orphanages by lobbying in the committee dealing with the sundry civil bill. Because Congress gave Hitchcock, as Secretary of the Interior, the duty to provide services for the Native Americans in Alaska, Roosevelt believes “Congress should now have officially placed before them, as strongly as we know how to place it, the fact that we expect them to give you provision to enable you to make good for these poor people.”
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1906-04-23
President Roosevelt tells Edward Everett Hale that he was pleased to read the note from Mr. Clark, as he was a little concerned that the white population of the Dakotas would resent the way in which he stood up for the Native Americans of the Rosebud Sioux tribe.
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1904-11-02
President Roosevelt thanks James W. Foley for forwarding him the gift of a buffalo robe from the chiefs of the Lakota at Standing Rock. He reflects on the changed circumstances surrounding the robe and Native Americans, and is pleased to hear of the chiefs’ regard for him. Roosevelt encloses a letter to be given to Chief Justice John Grass.
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1904-10-31
President Roosevelt thanks Chief Justice John Grass of the Lakota, as well as the other Chiefs at Standing Rock, for the gift of a buffalo robe. Roosevelt appreciated what Grass said in his speech, and promises to “do everything I can for the Indians, and to strive as hard as I can for the day when the red man and the white will be treated just alike.”
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1904-10-31
Chief Joseph needs his travel fare and expenses paid. He should be directed not to return to Washington, D.C., unless instructed by the Secretary of the Interior. President Roosevelt respects him and will give him consideration on this occasion. However, his fare will not be paid in the future.
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1904-03-08
President Roosevelt regrets he will not be able to see George Kennan and appreciates his good wishes. Regarding the “Indians,” they are having problems finding a competitive way to sell the homesteads.
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1904-03-03
President Roosevelt thanks Ben Brave and Mr. Rancountre for the cane. Roosevelt wants to help Native Americans and has sent the resolutions to the commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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1904-02-24
President Roosevelt is opposed to the House bill that would open a portion of the Rosebud Reservation in Gregory County, South Dakota. He agrees with the general policy of opening reservations but is concerned that the bill does not pay a sufficient price to the Native Americans. President Roosevelt wants just terms for the settlers and Native Americans.
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1904-02-15
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, the Delawares, and the Cherokees should all be at the hearing to examine the case. President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to communicate with Quay and also attend the hearing with the necessary officials.
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1904-01-09
After meeting with Senator Quay, President Roosevelt suggests that any further segregation of Cherokee lands be postponed until the case currently before the Supreme Court has concluded. Quay would like a hearing on the matter and Roosevelt wants all action postponed until after the hearing.
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1904-01-07
President Roosevelt has been hearing about trouble with the Board of Indian Commissioners. He would like the Board’s reports published every year as a matter of course.
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1903-07-25
President Roosevelt requests that Dr. Merriam report on the condition of Native American tribes and their treatment by government agents in the West.
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1903-03-31