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The First Meeting of the National Council on Indian Opportunity

 Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0002

Dates

  • 1963-1976
  • 88th (1963-1965); 89th (1965-1967); 90th (1967-1969); 91st (1969-1971); 92nd (1971-1973); 93rd (1973-1975); 94th (1975-1977)

Scope and Contents

The article discusses the meeting of the National Council on Indian Opportunity, a White House panel consisting of six Native American leaders, and the hope of these leaders that the Nixon administration will take concrete action to improve the lives of Native Americans. The leaders presented a list of 50 requests for assistance, ranging from more funding for education to the creation of a new position within the Department of the Interior specifically for Native American affairs. Agnew instructed the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and Health, Education and Welfare to provide responses to these requests within 30 days. Mrs. LaDonna Harris, one of the Native American leaders on the panel, emphasized the importance of the next meeting of the panel, after the 30-day deadline, in determining whether the Nixon administration is sincere in its pledges to help improve the lives of Native Americans.

Extent

1 pages

Creator

unknown

Congress 88th (1963-1965); 89th (1965-1967); 90th (1967-1969); 91st (1969-1971); 92nd (1971-1973); 93rd (1973-1975); 94th (1975-1977)

Policy Area Indians of North America--Oklahoma; Indians of North America--United States; Community health services--United States

Tribal Affiliation Comanche Indians
  • TypeDeliverableUnit

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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