Changes to Indian Health Services Could Devastate Oklahoma Tribes, 1986-08-20

Item — Box: 28, Folder: 16

Identifier: CAC_CC_109_5_28_16_0007

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Changes to Indian Health Services Could Devastate Oklahoma Tribes

The text discusses a proposed change to the Indian Health Services (IHS) that would restrict eligibility to those of federally recognized tribes, of at least one-quarter Indian ancestry, and who reside within a designated health service delivery area. The congressman argues that this change is unfair to those who are descendants of Indians who were never enrolled by the Dawes Commission, and that it contradicts the administration's previous position that various tribal governments should govern their people.

Dates

1986-08-20

Language of Materials

English

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