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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0015
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Representative Ed Edmondson's 1971 Testimony on the Health Crisis Among Oklahoma's Indian Population
- Date:
- 1971-04-21
- Creator:
- Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
- Policy Area:
- Health
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_109_4_22_25_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- James R. Jones Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence on Water Resource Development in Oklahoma between Honorable Ed Edmondson and James R. Jones
- Date:
- 1972-05-08
- Creator:
- Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
- Names:
- Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Osage Tribe, Oklahoma, Creek Nation
- Topic:
- Race discrimination, Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
![["Representative Ed Edmondson testified before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies about the urgent health needs of Oklahoma's Indian people. He highlighted the lack of medical supplies, outdated equipment, and shortages of medical personnel in Indian hospitals and clinics. He urged the subcommittee to increase funding for sanitation improvement projects in Indian homes and to improve hospital facilities. He also supported a proposal to use the old W. W. Hastings Hospital as a training facility for health service personnel. Edmondson emphasized the need for adequate funding to address the deficiencies in Indian healthcare facilities."]](/thumb/CAC_CC_009_2_67_3_0015.jpg "Representative Ed Edmondson's 1971 Testimony on the Health Crisis Among Oklahoma's Indian Population")
![["Representative Ed Edmondson wrote a letter to James R. Jones thanking him for his support of water resource development in Oklahoma and sharing concern for flood control projects. Edmondson also issued a plea for funding for several important water resource projects in Oklahoma, emphasizing the need for additional funds to get construction underway. He also warned against proposed regulations that could impact future projects and urged the Subcommittee to support revisions. Additionally, Edmondson called for approval of funds for various projects, including Candy Lake, Kaw Lake, Shidler Reservoir, Central Oklahoma Navigation Project, Arcadia Reservoir, and Seward water supply reservoir. He thanked the Subcommittee for their dedication to water resource development and pledged Oklahoma's support for the projects."]](/thumb/CAC_CC_109_4_22_25_0008.jpg "Correspondence on Water Resource Development in Oklahoma between Honorable Ed Edmondson and James R. Jones")