Addressing the Need for Comprehensive Indian Education Legislation, 1974-02-27

Item — Box: 33, Folder: 15

Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_33_15_0011

Scope and Contents

The Coalition of Indian Controlled School Boards expresses concern about the lack of comprehensive legislation addressing Indian education, particularly in regards to self-determination. They discuss the inadequacies of current legislation and urge for the development of new legislation that addresses Indian education financing and control. They provide key principles that they believe should apply to any Indian education legislation and request that the Senate committees take swift action on S. 1017 with necessary changes. They offer to work with the committees to address these issues.

Dates

Creation: 1974-02-27

Creator

From the Collection: Bartlett, Dewey Follett, Sr., 19th Governor of Oklahoma (1967-1971); United States Senator from Oklahoma (1973-1979); Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 39th district (1962-1966), 1919-1979 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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