Box 16

Contains materials from the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma regarding issues the tribe is facing and proposed solutions. These issues include economic development, relationships with the state and federal government, the Self-Governance Program, and gaming. The materials contain handwritten notes from a meeting with Les Cusher, the executive director of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma.

Contains a report by Secretary of Defense Les Aspin.

Contains correspondence from Chief Wilma Mankiller regarding the Cherokee Nation health care system and self-governance demonstration project.

Contains a letter from the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma regarding negotiations between the tribe and the Indian Health Service in connection with the tribe's participation in the Self-Governance Demonstration Project. The letter was originally inside the booklet, "Self-Governance: A Tribally Driven Initiative", which is also inside the folder.

Contains materials, including correspondence from the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, regarding the tribe's participation in the Self-Governance Demonstration Project.

Contains a letter from Chief Wilma Mankiller regarding the cancellation of grants and lack of funding for the Child Abuse Prevention Program.

Contains a letter and note regarding Northeast Vo-Tech Centers application for an EDA grant to develop a campus in Southern Delaware County.

Contains correspondence regarding the Central Oklahoma Economic Development District's application for assistance from the RDA Intermediary Relending Program.

Contains a letter from Kate Boyce at Patton, Boggs & Blow containing materials to brief Synar before a scheduled trip to the Cherokee Nation. The letter and materials contain references to self-governance negotiations with the Indian Health Service, the Clean Water Act Reauthorization legislation, the Crime Bill, tribal courts legislation, and a Vo-Tech facility in Delaware County.