Bennett, Robert L. (Robert LaFollette), United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1966-1969); Founder of the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame; Director of the American Indian Law Center at U.N.M. Law School (1970-1975), 1912-2002
Person
Biographical:
Robert Bennett, an Oneida man, was the first person to work his way up from junior clerk to commissioner in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He was only the second individual of Native American heritage to become commissioner.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Empowering Indian Communities: A Call for State Collaboration and Responsibility, 1966-06-10, Whole
Item — Box DP 63: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 40
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_63_40_0019
Abstract
89th (1965-1967)
Dates:
1966-06-10; Whole
Towards Economic Empowerment: Addressing Indian Unemployment, 1967-01-01 - 1967-12-31, Whole
Item — Box DP 63: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 40
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_63_40_0018
Abstract
90th (1967-1969)
Dates:
1967-01-01 - 1967-12-31; Whole