1. Ed Edmondson's Letter to Winfield K. Denton on Budget Reductions for Oklahoma's Bureau of Indian Affairs Identifier: CAC_CC_026_1_41_15_0011 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Fred R. Harris Collection Title: Ed Edmondson's Letter to Winfield K. Denton on Budget Reductions for Oklahoma's Bureau of Indian Affairs Date: 1966-02-17 Creator: Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990 Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Cherokee Nation, Osage Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims Congress: 89th (1965-1967)
![["The text is a letter written by Ed Edmondson, a member of the Committee on Public Works, to Winfield K. Denton, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior Department Appropriations, expressing concern about reductions in appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma. Edmondson requests to testify before the subcommittee to advocate for funding for extension services for Indians in Oklahoma and the adult education program. He emphasizes the importance of these programs in the War on Poverty in the state."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_41_15_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201966/thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_41_15_0011_thumbnail.jpg "Ed Edmondson's Letter to Winfield K. Denton on Budget Reductions for Oklahoma's Bureau of Indian Affairs")