Request for Funding for Ramah Navajo School
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_235_18_013
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Request for Funding for Ramah Navajo School
- Date Created:
- 1971-02-16
- EDTF:
- 1971-02-16
- Creator:
- Harris, Fred R., 1930-2024
- 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:
- Beatrice Medicine, a professor of Anthropology at San Francisco State College, sent a petition to Senator Fred R. Harris on behalf of Sioux Indians in Wakpala, South Dakota, regarding the misuse of Title I and Johnson-O'Malley Funds designated for the education of their children. The petition was signed by 43 Sioux Indians despite harsh weather conditions, and they requested immediate action to retrieve misused funds and ensure that future funds are used properly to benefit their children.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_26_1_235_18_0000, Box, 235, 18, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
