President's Indian Legislative Proposals: A Summary for Congressional Review, 1973-03-16

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 20

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_20_0014

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The text discusses the President's Indian legislative proposals, including the establishment of an additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, Indian assumption of control over certain programs, transfer of civil service employees, the Indian Financing Act to provide capital to Indian country, creation of the Indian Trust Counsel Authority, expansion of contracting authority with tribes, and measures to give Indians greater control over livestock trespass and traders on their reservations.