Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Continue Educating Indians in Boarding Schools
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0058
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Urging the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Continue Educating Indians in Boarding Schools
- Date Created:
- 1978-08-30
- EDTF:
- 1978-08-30
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Dewey F.
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2
- Description:
- The document is a series of correspondences regarding House Resolution No. 1029, which urges the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue educating Indian children in boarding schools. The Bureau has been criticized for inefficiencies in operating boarding schools and is reviewing recommendations for improvement. The document also mentions the declining enrollment and increasing costs of education, and the need for new approaches to improve the quality of Indian education. The Bureau states that no boarding schools will be closed without a full review and consultation with those affected.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Indian Agricultural School (Okla.)
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 95th (1977-1979)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_3_2_31_6_0000, Box, 31, 6, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 9 Pages
