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- 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)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Neglected Assistance: A Call for Action from the Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Date:
- 1976-09-30
- Creator:
- Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- 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")
![["The document from Clifford Little Coyote to Senator Dewey Bartlett addresses the lack of assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the Concho Agency in Oklahoma. Coyote is incarcerated and seeking help for a more fulfilling life upon release, but has not received any assistance despite filling out multiple forms. He questions why he is being excluded from receiving help when others have benefitted from the agency's support. Coyote asks for Bartlett's assistance in addressing this issue."]](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_0010_thumbnail.jpg "Neglected Assistance: A Call for Action from the Bureau of Indian Affairs")