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1971 Request by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for Amendments to the Occupational Education Act
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_235_15_018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- 1971 Request by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for Amendments to the Occupational Education Act
- Date Created:
- 1971-11-16
- EDTF:
- 1971-11-16
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/57
- Description:
- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is urgently requesting that H.R. 7248, the Occupational Education Act, be amended to provide direct funding to Indian tribes for implementing in-school occupational education/career development programs. They argue that in its current form, Indian tribal councils are not recognized as legitimate governmental entities. The request is signed by Phillip Martin, Chairman of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Land use--Planning, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_26_1_235_15_0000, Box, 235, 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
