1. President Ford Proclaims Native American Awareness Week, 1976 Identifier: CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0009 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Dewey F. Bartlett Collection Title: President Ford Proclaims Native American Awareness Week, 1976 Date: 1976-09-25 Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 Policy Area: Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources Congress: 94th (1975-1977)
![["President Gerald R. Ford has proclaimed the week of October 10, 1976, as Native American Awareness Week. This proclamation recognizes the contributions of Native Americans to American society and calls for an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of their culture and heritage. The President urges all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0000-Tulsa%20Office%20Files,%20Indians,%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201974,%201976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0009_thumbnail.jpg "President Ford Proclaims Native American Awareness Week, 1976")