Marvin L. Franklin, Assistant to the Secretary for Indian Affairs, discusses the challenges faced by American Indians and the need for new directions in Indian Affairs. He highlights the various lifestyles adopted by Indians, including those who live off reservations, those who retain tribal customs in off-reservation communities, and those who commute to work from reservations. Franklin emphasizes the need for self-determination and economic development among Indian communities. The Department of the Interior is implementing a new program to transfer administration for Indian affairs to tribal governments, with minimal control retained in Washington. The program aims to empower tribes and increase tribal control over budget, education, contracts, and economic opportunities. The President's message of July 1970 rejects forced termination of treaty and trust obligations, signaling a new era in which Indian destinies will be controlled by Indian decisions.

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Indian Self-Determination and Educational Reform Act of 1973: Senate Subcommittee Memorandum

Identifier:
CAC_CC_009_1_26_16_0019
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Indian Self-Determination and Educational Reform Act of 1973: Senate Subcommittee Memorandum
Date Created:
1953-01-01
EDTF:
1953-01-01
Creator:
Camp, John Newbold "Happy", 1908-1987
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/261
Description:
Marvin L. Franklin, Assistant to the Secretary for Indian Affairs, discusses the challenges faced by American Indians and the need for new directions in Indian Affairs. He highlights the various lifestyles adopted by Indians, including those who live off reservations, those who retain tribal customs in off-reservation communities, and those who commute to work from reservations. Franklin emphasizes the need for self-determination and economic development among Indian communities. The Department of the Interior is implementing a new program to transfer administration for Indian affairs to tribal governments, with minimal control retained in Washington. The program aims to empower tribes and increase tribal control over budget, education, contracts, and economic opportunities. The President's message of July 1970 rejects forced termination of treaty and trust obligations, signaling a new era in which Indian destinies will be controlled by Indian decisions.
Policy Area:
Native Americans
Topic:
Indians of North America--United States
Congress:
93rd (1973-1975), 91st (1969-1971), 85th (1957-1959), 92nd (1971-1973), 87th (1961-1963), 86th (1959-1961), 89th (1965-1967), 84th (1955-1957), 94th (1975-1977), 88th (1963-1965), 83rd (1953-1955), 90th (1967-1969)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_9_1_0000, Box 26, Folder 16, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
5 Pages