Position Paper of the American Indian Nurses' Association on Discrimination by the Civil Service Commission Against the Nursing Profession and American Indian People, undated

Item — Box: DP 140, Folder: 37

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_37_0001

Scope and Contents

The document contains a position paper by American Indian Nurses' Association protesting against discrimination by the Civil Service Commission in downgrading the Chief Nursing Branch position to a GS-13 despite the increase in qualified American Indian nurses. They argued that this decision was not only a matter of salary, but also affected administrative structure and Indian self-determination.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Albert, Carl Bert, 46th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1971-1977); Leader of the House Democratic Caucus (1971-1977); House Majority Leader (1962-1971); House Majority Whip (1955-1962); U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's (Person)

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