Indian Affairs: A Progress Report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1968-09-12

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 11

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_11_0009

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Indian Affairs: A Progress Report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs reports that 1968 was a year of firsts for American Indians. For the first time, an Indian has served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a President has sent a message to Congress exclusively about American Indians, and Indian tribal organizations have begun to take active part in state and regional economic development planning. Additionally, the education of Indian children has been given high priority, and the Indian people have begun to reestablish their cultural and historic identity.