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Indians of North America

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sj96005727. Variant(s): American Indians; American aborigines; First Nations (North America); Indians of North America--Culture; Indians of North America--Ethnology; Indians of North America--United States; Indians of the United States; Indigenous peoples--United States; Native Americans; North American Indians

Found in 1751 Collections and/or Records:

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: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, 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: undated

Position Paper on Indian Housing: Addressing Challenges and Solutions, 1975-05-08

 Item — Box 33: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_33_2_0034

Preservation Efforts for Wheelock Academy, 1964-12-23 - 1965-02-03

 Item — Box DP 52: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 33
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_52_33_0001

Preservation of Title IV, Part A: A Letter from Ms. Sharon Silago, 1977-10-12

 Item — Box 31: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0024

Preserving Intermountain School: A Call for Action, 1973-01-01 - 1973-12-31

 Item — Box 26: Series CAC_CC_009_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 20
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_1_26_20_0024

Preserving Intermountain School: A Call for Support and Action, August 31, 1973

 Item — Box 26: Series CAC_CC_009_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 20
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_1_26_20_0022

Preserving the Legacy: The Pacific Northwest Indian Cultural Center, 1966-05-27

 Item — Box 41: Series CAC_CC_026_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_026_1_41_13_0026

Preserving Title IV, Part A of the Indian Education Act: A Call for Support, 1977-10-12

 Item — Box 31: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0026

Press Release Announcing Agreement Between the Department of the Interior and the Officials of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes, May 1947

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_10_0003
Scope and Contents

This press release from Congressman Carl Albert's office announcing that Congressmen Albert and William Stigler were present on April 29, 1947 when an agreement between the officials of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and the Department of the Interior for the sale of lands for a total of $8,500,000.

Dates: May 1947

Press Release Announcing Head Start Grant to Indian Nations Community Action Foundation, Inc., 1970-03-04

 Item — Box SP 14: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 4
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_14_4_0001
Scope and Contents

This document is a press release from Congressman Carl Albert, Senator Fred R. Harris, and Senator Henry Bellmon on March 04, 1970, announcing a Head Start grant from the OEO to the Indian Nations Community Action Foundation, Inc., Tishomingo. The project, directed by Jess Hamilton, provided pre-school training for 615 children from low income families including medical, dental, social, and psychological services, for a total of $718,579.

Dates: 1970-03-04