1. Enhancing Housing Opportunities for Native Americans: A Report from the Farmers Home Administration Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_33_6_0002 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Dewey F. Bartlett Collection Title: Enhancing Housing Opportunities for Native Americans: A Report from the Farmers Home Administration Date: 1970-07-08 Creator: Abourezk, James G., 1931-2023 Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Navajo Nation, Creek Nation, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Caddo Nation Topic: Indians of North America--United States Congress: 91st (1969-1971)
![["Joseph R. Hanson, Deputy Administrator of Operations for the Farmers Home Administration, discussed the agency's efforts to improve services for Native Americans, including loan and grant programs specifically for Indians. The agency took actions to strengthen outreach programs, improve communication, and provide training for staff to better serve Indian populations. Examples were given of loans made to tribes and individual Indians for housing and water system projects. Overall, there has been significant growth in benefits received by Indians from FmHA programs in recent years."]](/thumb/CAC_CC_003_2_33_6_0002.jpg "Enhancing Housing Opportunities for Native Americans: A Report from the Farmers Home Administration")