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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_11_58_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Title:
- Resolution for Timely Payment of Choctaw Indian Claims
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Disappointment in Indian Education Funding
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973), 94th (1975-1977), 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Amendments to Education Personnel Regulations: Title XI, Part B
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977), 93rd (1973-1975), 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- 1972 Bureau of Indian Affairs Occupation: Investigation into Government Response and Tactics
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims, Environmental Protection
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Plans Major Restructuring and Workforce Reduction
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Education--United States, Environmental Protection
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Oklahoman in the Running for Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973), 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- The BIA Takeover: Why?
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Politics and government
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975), 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Indian Affairs Subcommittee Hearings
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Taxation--Law and legislation.
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973), 93rd (1973-1975)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_009_2_67_6_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
- Title:
- Formation of Indian Impact Survey Team to Assess Consequences of Bureau of Indian Affairs Building Occupation: Request for Presidential Assistance
- Date:
- 1972-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_11_168_24_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Revitalizing Chilocco Indian School: A Letter to Honorable Julia Butler Hansen and the Analysis of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Date:
- 1972-01-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
![["The Talihina Choctaw Indian Council held a meeting in 1951 to discuss the delay in payments to heirs of deceased allottees. They passed a resolution requesting a correspondence section be set up to provide information on payments, that claims be paid immediately when an heirship application is filed, and that the process be followed for future payments. The resolution was sent to various officials and individuals for action."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_11_58_0000-Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Indian%20Claims%20Commission,%201951/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_11_58_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Resolution for Timely Payment of Choctaw Indian Claims")
![["Representative George Vaughn wrote to Senator Dewey Bartlett seeking assistance for White Oak School to file an application for Title IV, Indian Education funds. However, Senator Bartlett responded that there was nothing he could do to assist at that time. The State Department of Education also expressed regret that White Oak's application was lost in the mail and they would not be able to receive funding for the 1978-1979 school year. They offered to provide assistance in the future if needed."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Education,%201977/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Disappointment in Indian Education Funding")
![["The document is an amendment to section 1131 of H.R. 15, related to education personnel within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). It outlines regulations for the appointment, qualifications, and employment of educators, including the establishment of education positions, qualifications, compensation, appointment procedures, and conditions of employment. It also specifies the hiring process for educators at different levels within the BIA, including requirements for national-level applicants and consequences for false information provided during the application process."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Education,%201977/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0018_thumbnail.jpg "Amendments to Education Personnel Regulations: Title XI, Part B")
![["The House is investigating the tactics used during an occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs by Native American protesters. Critics have accused militants of pocketing money and causing damage, while officials tried to negotiate peacefully. Law enforcement considered using force to clear the building but ultimately did not. The White House team handling negotiations invoked executive privilege and did not testify. The government ultimately paid the protesters to leave."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Trail%20of%20Broken%20Treaties%20Caravan,%20Hearings,%201972-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0004_thumbnail.jpg "1972 Bureau of Indian Affairs Occupation: Investigation into Government Response and Tactics")
![["The Bureau of Indian Affairs is planning to reduce its workforce in Washington, possibly by as many as 350 employees, leaving only 100. The restructuring has the approval of the White House and Interior Secretary. The move comes after Indian demonstrators took over the BIA building, causing damage and leading to the evacuation of employees. The BIA is also working on repairing the building and recovering important documents. The cutback is expected to result in significant savings in salary."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Trail%20of%20Broken%20Treaties%20Caravan,%20Hearings,%201972-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Bureau of Indian Affairs Plans Major Restructuring and Workforce Reduction")
![["The Yakima Tribal Council is unhappy with the Bureau of Indian Affairs' relationship with self-styled Indian leaders, who they feel do not represent the interests of reservation Indians. They are concerned that the BIA is more focused on urban Indians than reservation Indians, and that this could lead to a repeat of the situation in 1970, when priorities were shifted away from reservations."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Trail%20of%20Broken%20Treaties%20Caravan,%20Hearings,%201972-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0007_thumbnail.jpg "Oklahoman in the Running for Commissioner of Indian Affairs")
![["The Indian Affairs Subcommittee held hearings on April 9, 10, and 11. Witnesses included representatives of the Treaty Council, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and the American Indian Movement, among others. Topics of discussion included the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Wounded Knee incident, and Native American rights."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Trail%20of%20Broken%20Treaties%20Caravan,%20Hearings,%201972-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0010_thumbnail.jpg "The BIA Takeover: Why?")
![["Jerry V. Wilson, Chief of Police, testified before the House Subcommittee on Indian Affairs on December 5, 1972 regarding his involvement in the decision-making process surrounding the government's response to the occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) building by a group of Native Americans. Wilson stated that it has been longstanding policy for his department not to take positive police action against demonstrators or trespassers, except at the request of the officials in charge of the premises or in support of an order from a court. He explained that his primary role in the situation was in planning for the aggressive repossession of the BIA building, in the event that a decision was made to take such action. Wilson indicated that he would be happy to answer any questions the subcommittee might have."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Trail%20of%20Broken%20Treaties%20Caravan,%20Hearings,%201972-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Indian Affairs Subcommittee Hearings")
![["The Indian community, with the support of the National Congress of American Indians, has formed an Indian Impact Survey Team to assess the impact of the recent occupation and destruction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs building on Indian people and affairs. They are requesting assistance from President Richard M. Nixon in securing cooperation from federal officials and access to relevant documents to help the survey team complete its objective. Signed by Peter MacDonald, Chairman of the Impact Survey Team."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20N.%20Happy%20Camp%20Collection/CAC_CC_009_2_67_6_0000-Committee%20on%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs%20Occupation%20of%20the%20BIA%20Building%20in%20Washington,%20D.C.%20Statements%20Before%20the%20Subcommittee,%201972-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_009_2_67_6_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Formation of Indian Impact Survey Team to Assess Consequences of Bureau of Indian Affairs Building Occupation: Request for Presidential Assistance")
![["A letter addressed to Honorable Julia Butler Hansen from members of the Congress of the United States discusses the importance of the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma and the need for a major program and facility renewal. The document urges for the addition of $600,000 to the Fiscal 1973 budget of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for this project. Additionally, a press release announces the start of a review and analysis of the Chilocco Indian School to focus on long-term goals and planning. The review team includes members representing the Chilocco Advisory School Board, students, parents, and experts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/92nd%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_11_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_11_168_24_0000-Interior%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Chilocco%20Indian%20School,%201971-1972/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_11_168_24_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Revitalizing Chilocco Indian School: A Letter to Honorable Julia Butler Hansen and the Analysis of the Bureau of Indian Affairs")