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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_015
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Petition for Proper Use of Education Funds
- Date:
- 1971-01-01
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Navajo Indians
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Supporting Seneca Indians: Resources and Assistance from Senator Fred Harris
- Date:
- 1971-02-22
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- Names:
- Navajo Indians
- Topic:
- Education--United States, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_019
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Concerns Regarding Chilocco Indian School Budgeting
- Date:
- 1971-10-05
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Navajo Indians
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
![["Senator Fred Harris received a progress report from Dillon Platero, Director of Rough Rock Demonstration School, about the plans for Rough Rock High School. The community is working on establishing a high school to maintain Indian direction of education from nursery school through junior college. The School Board has hired consultants in education and architecture to help with the planning process. The high school campus will be separate from the existing elementary school, and the community is requesting a $3 million appropriation from the federal government for the complete high school plant. The school facilities will be designed to accommodate 200 learners and will incorporate features that respect Navajo culture. Construction is planned to start in early 1972, with completion by 1973."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_0000-Indian%20Affairs.%20Indian%20Schools,%201971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_015_thumbnail.jpg "Petition for Proper Use of Education Funds")
![["The document is thanking Senator Fred R. Harris for acting on a request to appropriate money for building a new school for the Ramah Navajo people. The writer expresses the need for a written commitment and updates on progress. Enclosed is a copy of a telegram sent to BIA officials in Albuquerque, indicating that work is ongoing but no written commitment has been received. The writer expresses skepticism but hopes for continued support from Senator Harris."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_0000-Indian%20Affairs.%20Indian%20Schools,%201971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_011_thumbnail.jpg "Supporting Seneca Indians: Resources and Assistance from Senator Fred Harris")
![["Senator Fred Harris is writing to Commissioner Louis R. Bruce of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf of the Ramah Navajo School Board, requesting funding for a new school as soon as possible. The current school is leased and in need of renovation, and the community urgently needs a new facility. Commissioner Bruce responds, explaining that the construction timetable is based on budget constraints but assures that planning funds have been requested for the school in the fiscal year 1973 budget. He also mentions that arrangements are being made for water exploration at the selected site for the new school. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is committed to providing assistance to the Ramah Navajo School Board in acquiring a school for their children."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_0000-Indian%20Affairs.%20Indian%20Schools,%201971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_019_thumbnail.jpg "Concerns Regarding Chilocco Indian School Budgeting")