1. Title: Urging Congress for Set-Aside Funds for Indian Tribes in Local Public Works Program Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0057 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Dewey F. Bartlett Collection Title: Title: Urging Congress for Set-Aside Funds for Indian Tribes in Local Public Works Program Date: 1978-08-11 Creator: unknown Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Creek Nation, Kaw Nation, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Seminole Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--United States Congress: 95th (1977-1979)
![["The document is a series of letters from various Native American chiefs to Senator Dewey Bartlett regarding their desire for a set aside for Indian tribes in the Round III LPW program. The chiefs express the importance of this set aside for funding tribal projects and providing employment opportunities for Native Americans. Senator Bartlett responds that Congressional consideration will begin next year but does not confirm if a set aside will be authorized."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Education,%201977/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0057_thumbnail.jpg "Title: Urging Congress for Set-Aside Funds for Indian Tribes in Local Public Works Program")