1. Cherokee Nation Secures Federal Contract for Vocational Training Program Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_30_14_0037 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Dewey F. Bartlett Collection Title: Cherokee Nation Secures Federal Contract for Vocational Training Program Date: 1973/1978 Creator: Swimmer, Ross O., 1943- Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Cherokee Nation Topic: Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 94th (1975-1977), 95th (1977-1979), 93rd (1973-1975)
![["Cherokee Chief Ross Swimmer announced the signing of a $350,000 federal contract for a tribal vocational training program. The contract was settled with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Denver, and the money will be used for training in tourism and building trades. Richard Vance McSpadden Sr. has been appointed as the executive business director for the Cherokee Nation."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_30_14_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Cherokee,%201973%20Jan.%20-%201978%20Aug.,%201973-1978/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_30_14_0037_thumbnail.jpg "Cherokee Nation Secures Federal Contract for Vocational Training Program")