Empowering Indian Communities: The Indian Action Team Program

Identifier:

CAC_CC_001_4_140_38_0003

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Empowering Indian Communities: The Indian Action Team Program

Date Created:

1975-09-11

EDTF:

1975-09-11

Creator:

unknown

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Language:

eng

Record Type:

correspondence

Collection:

Carl Albert Collection

Collection Finding Aid:

https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146

Description:

The Indian Action Team Program is a training program developed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to assist tribal governments in developing their communities in accordance with their development plans of self-determination. The program consists of three phases: planning, training, and implementation. The training is carried out on the reservation and focuses on providing marketable skills for long-term employment. The program aims to establish Indian businesses and enterprises to promote training and employment opportunities for Indian people. The main objective is to strengthen tribal governments and enable them to meet their development goals.

Policy Area:

Native Americans

Names:

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Topic:

Land use--Planning, Indians of North America--United States

Congress:

94th (1975-1977)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_1_4_140_38_0000, Box, 140, 38, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)

Type:

Text

Extent:

28 Pages