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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"Correspondence, 1973\" of the\nBradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 1 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nJune 5, 1973\nDear Senator Burdick:\nPlease accept my apology for the delay in responding to\nyour note of May 1 about the recommendation of the\nAmerican Indian Social Workers, Inc. to Messrs. Garment\nand Carlucci.\nThese recommendations are being reviewed at this time\nand I will be happy to make sure that you receive a copy of\nthe response which is made.\nSincerely,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nHonorable Quentin N. Burdick\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D.C. 20510\nFORD LIBRARY is OF\nFile to Charles Cook, HEW\nJune 22, 1973\nDear Mr. Peters:\nThe President has asked me to thank you for your letter of\nJune 15 about the TAMP program of the Squaxin Island Tribe.\nI am asking Marvin Franklin, the Assistant to the Secretary\nof the Interior for Indian Affairs, to look into the matter you\nrhise and to respond to you directly.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Calvin J. Peters\nBusiness Manager\nSquaxin Island Tribe\n12902 Vickery Avenue East\nTacoma, Washington 98446\nFORD & LIBRARY 07V830\nJune 25, 1973\nDear Governor Williams:\nThe President has asked me to thank you for your letter\nof May 31 enclosing a copy of the Arizona Inter-Tribal\nCouncil's Resolution about a National Indian Day.\nWe will inquire about this here in the Executive Branch\nand let you know our views on this proposal.\nSincerely,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nHonorable Jack Williams\nGovernor of Arisona\nPhoenix, Arizona 85007\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nFile to Secretary Morton\nM\n3\n4\nDent to Dave Page OMB\n5\nBlue White Blouse\nLIBRARY\n6\n1\nWashington\nREFORD\nFOND\n2\n3\n4\nWHB 020(1326) (2-220829E178)P 06/27/73 1326\nDERALD\n1973 JUN 27 PM 227\nS ICS IPMRNCZ CSP\n6\n7\n2062582651 TDRN EVERETT WA 120 06-27 0126P EST\n# PMS PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON\n9\nWHITE HOUSE DC\n10\n11\nATTENTION LEONARD GARMENT, URGENT NEED FOR MARIETTA NAVAL BASE\n12\nBY THE LUMMI INDIAN TRIBE IN CARRYING OUT ON GOING PROGRAM OUR\n13\n14\nUNDERSTANDING THAT ALL NECESSARY PAPERS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED\n15\n16\nBY BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, AND THAT APPROVAL FOR UTILIZATION\n17 OF THE BASE RECOMMENDED BY GSA WASHINGTON FINAL ACTION RESTS\n18\nWITH OMB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 80 TRAINEES COMMENCES JULY 1 BARRACKS\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER P COMPANY is\n20\nFACILITIES WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THIS PROPERTY IS REQUIRED PRESENT\n21\n22\nFACILITY EXTREMELY INADEQUATE AND THE NEW FACILITY WILL ALLOW\n23\nADEQUATE SPACE FOR THE LUMMI TRIBE AS WELL AS BIA AND PUBLIC\n24\nHEALTH ALL ONGOING PROGRAMS ARE IN LINE WITH PRESIDENT SELF\n25\n26 DETERMINATION POLICY BY INDIANS AND WE RECOMMEND IMMEDIATE APPROVAL\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nIN ORDER THAT THE LUMMI TRIBE CAN UTILIZE THIS PROPERTY\n7\n8\nJAMES MCKAY, CHAIRMAN LUMMI TRIBE\n9\n10\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\nFORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY. #. S.A\n20\n21\n22\n23\n24\n25\n26\n505 277-5934\nFRO OF STATE\nUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nLAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION\nDOMINA JUSTITIA\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20530\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR\nJuly 11, 1973\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nLeonard Garment\nCounsel to the President\nThe White House\nSubject:\nLetter from Miss Grace Olivarez\nRegarding Albuquerque Pilot City\nProgram\nAttached is a draft copy of a response to Miss Olivarez\nregarding the Albuquerque Pilot City Program.\nI will be happy to supply additional information\nregarding this matter if you so decide.\nDm Santaelli\nDonald E. Santarelli\nAdministrator\nAttachment\nbetter\nFORD LiBE & GERALD\narmund pleased\nplease not sur.\nDRAFT LETTER\nMiss Grace Olivarez\nDirector\nThe University of New Mexico\nInstitute for Social Research\nand Development\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87106\nDear Miss Olivarez:\nThis is a followup to my letter of June 25 regarding the Albuquerque\nPilot City Program.\nIt is my understanding that (1) the Dallas Regional LEAA Office has\nbeen in touch with you and members of the Pilot City staff, (2) that\nany apparent differences which may have existed have been satisfactorily\nresolved, and (3) that funds have been released to continue the second\nphase of the Albuquerque Pilot City operation.\nUndertaking a research effort of this nature is bound to produce moments\nof frustration for all parties concerned, and it is noteworthy that such\nfrustrations can be resolved between the various levels of government\nthrough a positive, forthright approach, such as demonstrated in the\ninstance at hand.\nGERALO, FORD\nLEAA Administrator Donald Santarelli has indicated to me that as\ndifficult as the administrative criteria established by the Dallas Office\nmay have appeared at first, that such steps are necessary to help insure\na successful Pilot research effort, and were in the best interest of\nAlbuquerque and the Pilot Cities Program.\nI appreciate your bringing this matter to my attention. Please let me\nknow if I can be of further assistance to you.\nDRAFT LETTER\nMiss Grace Olivarez\nDirector\nThe University of New Mexico\nInstitute for Social Research\nand Development\nAlbuquerque, New Hexico 87106\nDear Miss Olivarez:\nThis is a followup to my letter of June 25 regarding the Albuquerque\nPilot City Program.\nIt is my understanding that (1) the Dallas Regional LEAA Office has\nbeen in touch with you and members of the Pilot City staff, (2) that\nany apparent differences which may have existed have been satisfactorily\nresolved, and (3) that funds have been released to continue the second\nphase of the Albuquerque Pilot City operation.\nUndertaking a research effort of this nature is bound to produce moments\nof frustration for all parties concerned, and it is noteworthy that such\nfrustrations can be resolved between the various levels of government\nthrough a positive, forthright approach, such as demonstrated in the\ninstance at hand.\nLEAA Administrator, Donald Santarelli, has indicated to me that as\ndifficult as the Administrative criteria established by the Dallas Office\nmay have appeared at first, that such steps were necessary to help insure\na successful Pilot research effort and were in the best interest of\nAlbuquerque and the Pilot CityesProgram.\nI appreciate your bringing this matter to my attention. Please let me\nknow if 1 can De of further assistance to you.\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO\nALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO 87106\nINSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nTELEPHONE 505: 277-5934\nJune 6, 1973\nMr. Leonard Garment\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20202\nGERALD FORD\nDear Mr. Garment:\nThe enclosed letter reflects six months of frustration\nin trying to carry out the goals and objectives of the Pilot\nCities program. It is particularly discouraging because Albuquerque\nhappens to have the highest crime rate of any city. in the nation,\na dubious distinction we have held for two consecutive years. We\nalso happen to have one of the highest drug addiction rates.\nWe have done everything humanly possible to satisfy the\nDallas LEAA Regional Office, but nothing seems to accomplish this.\nThe Regional Director, Mr. David Dehlin, appeared before\nthe New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee on May 31, 1973, a\ncommittee that determines university appropriations, and publicly\nannounced his dissatisfaction with the Albuquerque program. The\nattached copy of my letter to him elaborates on this issue. The\nseriousness of this action and his accusations need to be brought\nto his attention.\nI am concerned because the LEAA Regional Office in Dallas\nis seriously impairing the potential of the Pilot Cities program\nin Albuquerque at a time when some of us are struggling hard to\nmaintain and defend the integrity of federally funded programs, and\nattempting to reduce crime, give technical assistance to law en-\nforcement agencies and conduct vitally needed research.\nSincerely,\nDec Olivare\nGrace Olivarez\nDirector\nGO/ldj\nCC: Howard Simons\nWashington Post\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO\nALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87106\nINSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nTELEPHONE 505: 277-5934\nJune 6, 1973\nMr. David Dehlin, Regional Administrator\nLEAA Regional Office\n500 South Ervay Street, Suite 313C\nDallas, Texas 75201\nDear Dave:\nSince I can't seem to get you to answer my\nphone calls, I have decided to use the mails to clarify\na number of items related to our grant.\n1. I was appalled to find out through the\npress and the staff of the LFC that you\nwere dissatisfied with the Pilot Cities\nProgram in Albuquerque. Let me point\nout that I have never received anything\nfrom you in writing expressing this dis-\nsatisfaction, nor have you expressed dis-\nsatisfaction during our conversations\nwhile you have been in Albuquerque. I\nam formally requesting from you, in writing,\na detailed statement of the reasons for\nyour dissatisfaction.\n2. Although I have been told by the Regional\nOffice on numerous occasions that N. T.\nFisher is the program officer for the\nAlbuquerque Pilot Cities Program, I note\nthat you play the major role during meet-\nings of the local Policy Board. I would\nlike to have this point clarified. I would\nalso like to know the reasons for having a\nregional representative sitting on what LEAA-\nDallas has labeled \"a local policy board\".\n3. From conversations with you and correspon-\ndence, we understood that the local board\nwould determine whether or not to accept the\nwork plan. In listening to a tape recording\nof the meeting of May 31, 1973 held in Albu-\nquerque, I note that one member of the board\nDavid Dehlin\n-2-\nJune 6, 1973\nmoved to accept the work plan, a motion that was\nseconded by N. T. Fisher of your office. You\nintercepted the work of the board by proceeding to\nmake your own changes to the work program. In\nview of the fact that you are not a member of the\nboard, I question the propriety of your action.\n4. The work plan, as presented in #3 above, was in\nconformity with all your instructions, however\ngiven, to the time of its presentation. The\nchanges that you called for in #3 above in no\nway altered the substance of the work plan; they\naltered only the technical details of its presen-\ntation. In light of the insubstantiality of those\nchanges, it is our position that they should not\nhave been permitted to defer approval. But this\nstate of facts illustrates a continuing problem,\nwhich is that we have consistently complied with\nyour instructions, in a variety of situations,\nFORD\nonly to find your instructions changing after we\nhave relied upon them to complete significant\namounts of work.\nERALD\n5. As a result of #3 and #4 above, we find ourselves\nwith another extension, which precludes our hiring\nstaff to carry out the program. We have been\noperating on a series of extensions to our grant\nsince December 1972. We have been subjected to\nan interminable series of conditions, requirements,\nharrassment, rewriting, explanations and clarifi-\ncations. We have spent countless hours complying\nand responding.\nFrom the above, I conclude that this program has been\nvictimized by arbitrary and capricious administrative conduct,\nwhich distresses me greatly. We take the matter of the high crime\nrate in Albuquerque very seriously. We have an extremely competent\ncore staff eager to continue the work we began 20 months ago. I am\ndetermined to see that this project carries out the intent of the\nlegislation that created Pilot Cities. I have offered to fly to\nDallas to discuss any problems that you felt existed within the\nprogram. In essence, we have acted in good faith.\nI now discover that we have more hoops to jump through\nbefore we can proceed with our work. Whatever the reasons or moti-\nvation, I feel I am entitled to some explanations and clarifications.\nI have no intentions of sitting by and permitting Criminal Justice\nto become the butt of administrative incompetence at levels over\n-\nMr. David Dehlin\n-3-\nJune 6, 1973\nwhich we have no control. Nor will I permit the project to be-\ncome the whipping boy of disgruntled personalities, whether local,\nregional or national.\nWe are ready to move. The direction we take depends\nentirely on your next actions and decisions.\nSincerely,\nGrace Olivarez\nDirector\nGO/ldj\nCC: Senator Pete Domenici\nLeonard Garment, The White House\nMaralyn Budke, LFC\nFred Mondragon\nCharles Beckel\nPaul Silverman\nFORD\n&\nRALD\nJune 25, 1973\nDear Miss Olivarez:\nThank you for your note of the 6th.\nI will look into the points you raise and be back in\ntouch with you with a further response.\nSincerely,\nLeonard Garment\nMiss Grace Olivarez\nDirector\nThe University of New Mexico\nInstitute for Social Research\nand Development\nis\nFORD\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87106\nERALD\nFile to Don Santarelli, LEAA\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJune 25, 1973\nMEMORANDUM FOR DON SANTARELLI, LEAA\nSUBJECT:\nMiss Olivarez' Letter\nWould you kindly send me the draft of a further response\nI could make to Miss Olivarez?\nConard Marment\nLeonard Garment\nattachment\n&\nFORD\nWE\nGERALD\nJuly 19, 1973\nDear Chairman Secakuku:\nThe President has asked me to thank you for your letter of\nJuly 5.\nI have talked with Mr. Bills of EPA and he tells me that there\nwas a misunderstanding about the size of your actual grant;\nwhile the eligibility figure was in the neighborhood of $243, 000,\nthe actual money avallable was $110, 000. He informs me that\na renewal of the grant is possible, based on an evaluation which\nis now under way, and also informs me that Mr. Slade of your\nlaboratory has an appointment with him and Mr. Foster on\nAugust 2.\nIf the evaluation turns out to be positive, I am sure that a grant\nrenewal (for which a new application must be filed) will be given\nserious consideration.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nChairman Homey J. Secakuku\nUte Indian Tribe\nFort Duchesne, Utah 84026\nFEDERAL CHARTERED CORP.\nUINTAH AND OURAY AGENCY\nUTE INDIAN TRIBE\nFORT DUCHESNE, UTAH 84026\nBills 555-0636\nJuly 5, 1973\nHonorable Mr. President\nWhite House\nWashington, D.C.\nHonorable Mr. President:\nBP\nAfter many months of negotiation with the Environmental\nProtection Agency, we have been informed by Willis Foster,\ntelephone No. 202-755-2606, that the prospect of receiving\nGOVERNING BODY\nthe second half of the Ute Indian Four-corners Air\nUINTAH AND OURAY TRIBAL\nPollution Study Grant has deteriorated greatly. The\nBUSINESS COMMITTEE\nFRANCIS WYASKET, CHAIRMAN\nUte Indian Laboratory entered into a joint venture with\nHOMEY J. SECAKUKU, VICE-CHAIRMAN\nthe Department of Labor and Environmental Protection\nFRED A. CONETAH, MEMBER\nGARY POOWEGUP, MEMBER\nAgency to conduct the first major Air Pollution Study\nWILBUR CUCH, MEMBER\nin the Four-corners region of the United States. The\nIRENE C. CUCH, MEMBER\nEnvironmental Protection Agency funded their obligation\nADMINISTRATIVE\nto the project for a six month period with a verbal com-\nHENRY T. CUCH\nADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER\nmitment for the remainder of the project. DOL has set\nE. L DUSHANE\naside adequate funds for the total one year project. If\nTREASURER\nALBERT L. LAROSE\nthe second half of this project is not funded, 50 people\nTRIBAL ACCOUNTANT\nR. O. CURRY\nwill be out of work, eighteen months of negotiation with\nDIRECTOR OF RESOURCES\nseven Indian Tribes will be negated, and $150,000 expend-\nRAY J. WARDLE\nCHIEF OF POLICE\nitures to date will be fruitless. This would also threaten\nROBERT c. CHAPOOSE\nEDUCATION EMPLOYMENT\nthe sovereignty of the nations first Indian Analytical\nPERSONNEL\nHARVEY NATCHEES\nLaboratory. The necessity of this study is further enhanced\nSUPERVISOR, DOMESTIC WATER\nby the pressure to develop the energy resources of the\nJ. WESLEY JENSEN\nSUPERVISOR, MAINTENANCE\nFour-corners region. It is essential to know the quality\nTRIBAL\nof the air before new industries can be developed\nENTERPRISE MANAGERS\naccording to Supreme Court decisions.\nJASPER W. CUCH, JR.\nMANAGER TRIBAL SERVICE STATION\nFRANK 8. ARROWCHIS\nTherefore, we request your assistance for obtaining a\nOUTDOOR RECREATION\nARTHUR V. BROWN\ncontinuation of funds for this project to allow seven\nMANAGER LIVESTOCK\nIndian Nations to peacefully work to gain knowledge of\nRICHARD N. JONES\nMANAGER, UTEFAB\ntheir environment and to preserve the quality of their\nlands and air for future generations.\nFORD LIBRAN & GERALD\nRespectfully,\nHomey J Secakuku\nChairman\nCarbon Copies Sent To:\nPresident Richard M. Nixon\nSenator Wallace F. Bennett\nCongressman John C. Conlan\nSenator Pete Domenichi\nSenator Peter Dominick\nCongressman Frank Edward Evans\nSenator Paul Fannin\nSenator Barry Goldwater\nSenator Floyd Haskel\nCongressman James T. Johnson\nCongressman Manual Lujon\nCongressman Gunn McKay\nSenator Joseph Montoya\nSenator Frank E. Moss\nCongressman Wayne Owens\nCongressman John J. Rhodes\nCongressman Harold Runnels\nCongressman Sam Steiger\nCongressman Morris R. Udall\nLIBRARY & 938839\nThe Ute Indian Tribe\nFederal Chartered Corporation\nFt. Duchesne, Utah 84026\nFORT USIL DUCHE 13'73\nU.S. POSTAGE\n08\nUTAH\nPresident Richard Nixon\nWhite House\nWashington, D.C.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 2, 1973\nDear Governor Williams:\nAs indicated in our letter to you of June 25 on behalf of the\nPresident, I have pursued the matter of establishing a\nNational Indian Day, as suggested by the Arizona Inter-Tribal\nCouncil's Resolution.\nI am enclosing a copy of a letter sent by the Department of the\nInterior to the Congress on September 15, 1972. This letter,\nwhich represented the position of the Administration, endorsed\nthe concept of setting aside a special day to celebrate the Nation's\nIndian Heritage. I am confident that the Administration would\nagain support such a proposal. On the other hand, I am not sure\nthat the President would favor the idea that such a National Indian\nDay should be a legal holiday. Singling out one ethnic group for\nthe special honor of a national legal holiday would set a prece-\ndent that might easily produce ten or twenty new legal holidays,\neach supported by equally devoted and patriotic sponsors.\nOnce again, thank you for forwarding the resolution and for your\ninterest in American Indians.\nSincerely,\nLeonard Garment\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nHonorable Jack Williams\nGovernor of Arizona\nPhoenix, Arizona 85007\nattachment\nSTATEM OF THE INTERIOR\nUnited States Department of the Interior\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nMarch\n3.\n1849\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240\nSEP 15 1972\nDear Mr. Chairman:\nThis responds to your request for the views of this Department\non H.R. 2317, a bill \"To designate the fourth Friday in September\nof every year as American Indian Day.\nWe recommend enactment of this bill.\nH.R. 2317 would set aside the named day as a special day of\nreligious, educational, and cultural observances and would\nauthorize the President of the United States to issue an\nappropriate proclamation annually concerning this day. Many\nIndian groups already celebrate this day, which has been\ngenerally agreed upon. Legislative establishment of such a\nspecial day would be a step toward recognition of the con-\ntribution of the American Indian to the heritage and progress\nof our nation. It would also represent a move toward unifi-\ncation of Indian people.\nThe Office of Management and Budget has advised that there is\nno objection to the presentation of this report from the\nstandpoint of the Administration's program.\nSincerely yours,\nHasin a\nAssistant\nSecretary of the Interior\nHonorable Emanuel Celler\nChairman, Committee on the\nJudiciary\nHouse of Representatives\nWashington, D.C.\nFORD\n&\nGERALD\nTHE\nof\nSTATE OF\nARIZONA\n$\n1912\nOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR\nJACK WILLIAMS\nGOVERNOR\nIN REPLY\nSTATE HOUSE\nREFER TO:\nPHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007\nMay 31, 1973\nThe Honorable Richard M. Nixon\nPresident of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20506\nDear President Nixon:\nI have enclosed a copy of a resolution from the Arizona Inter\nTribal Council requesting the establishment of a National Indian\nDay as a legal holiday.\nThe actions of the elected Tribal leadership of the Arizona\nReservations has been a credit to the Nation. The economic\ndevelopment and social advancement which is taking place on the\nReservations is a result of leadership that believes in hardwork,\nFederal-State cooperation, individual initiative, and a desire to\nwork within the American system.\nThe Inter Tribal Council has assisted in the creation of a climate\nin Arizona of understanding between the non-Indian and Indians\n--a climate in which public destructive confrontation is an abomina-\ntion.\nI urge you to support this resolution and to give public recognition\nto the elected Tribal leadership throughout our land that are dedicated\nand devoted not only to their Indian constituency but to this great\nNation in which we all live as one common citizenry.\nSincerely,\nJack Williams\nFORD\n&\nJack Williams\nGERALD\nJW:ha:js\nEnclosure\nResolution No. AITC-2-73\nRESOLUTION\nArizona Inter-Tribal Council\nA Resolution to designate the 4th Friday in September as National Indian\nDay\nBe it resolved by the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, in regular meeting\nassembled on\nMarch 22, 1973\nWHEREAS, in September, the 4th Friday of the month, was considered to be\ndesignated as Indian Day honoring the first Americans of this\nCountry, and\nHEREAS, this recognition was accepted and recognized by the Indian peo-\nple of Arizona as a day of rest and relief from their toils in\nthe conduct of reservation affairs, and\nWHEREAS, this honor was not extended to others of this Country to honor\nand participate in the holiday, especially, to the Bureau of\nIndian Affairs, whose responsibility for the trust status of\nIndian lands has exempted such Indian property from taxation\nincluding many other benefits that it has provided since its\ninception, and\nThe foregoing resolution was on March 22, 1973\nduly approved\nby a vote of\n13\nfor and\n0\nagainst, by the Inter-Tribal\nCouncil of Arizona, pursuant to authority vested in it by Section (e)\n,\nArticle III of the Constitution (or By-laws), ratified by the Inter-\nTribal Council of Arizona on\nThis resolution is effective as of the date of its adoption.\nARIZONA INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL\nBy:\nLonal R. an tone Sr.\nDonald Antone, Sr., President\nVeronica L. Murdock\nSecretary-Treasurer\n-7\nResolution No. AITC 2-\nWHEREAS, in appreciation of the over-all benefits and responsibilities\nprovided by the Congress of the United States through the\nBureau of Indian Affairs,\nNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona\nhereby requests the Arizona Delegation to support and to introduce\nlegislation declaring Indian Day as a legal holiday honoring the First\nAmericans of this great Nation,\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this in no way will be judged as creating too\nmany holidays to the detriment of business establishments and to the\nGovernment but will, perhaps, alleviate proposals now in effect to ini-\ntiate a four-day work week if adequate holidays are established in re-\ncognition of all historical events of days that are worthy contributions\nto the advancement and development of this nation.\nOF THE INTERIOR\nUnited States Department of the Interior\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nMarch\n1849\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240\n3,\nJUL 2 4 1973\nMemorandum\nTo:\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nStaff Assistant to the President\nFrom:\nMarvin Franklin\nAssistant to the Secretary for Indian Affairs\nSubject:\nDraft reply to letter from Governor Williams\nEnclosed is a draft reply, prepared for your signature, to a\nletter sent to you by Governor Jack Williams of Arizona on\nMay 31 concerning an Arizona Inter-Tribal Resolution that\nendorses creation of a new national holiday to honor American\nIndians.\nMarrin L-Tranklini\nMarvin Franklin\nAssistant to the Secretary\nfor Indian Affairs\nEnclosures\nFORD\n&\nGERALD\nAugust 2, 1973\nDear Mrs. Hasty:\nPardon the delay in the response to your letter of June 19 about\nAlcatraz, but we have done a little research in some earlier\nfiles.\nOn May 6, 1954, Senator Edward v. Long wrote the then Attorney\nGeneral (Mr. Ramsey Clark) about the legitimacy of the Indian\nclaim to Alcatraz ander the 1868 Sioux Treaty.\nOn May 15, 1964, Attorney General Clark replied to Senator Long\nthat the Indians had no justifiable claim, under that treaty, to\nAlcatraz Island.\nThis Administration has led the way in restoring or advocating the\nrestoration of Indian land that has long been improperly or unwisely\ntaken away -- as for example the Blue Lake Lands, the Yakima\nrestoration and the restoration of the Menominees.\nI am sure you are familiar with the President's Message to the\nCongress of July 8, 1970, and enclose a copy for your reference.\nThe President stands behind that Message still, and hopes for enact-\nment of the legislation he proposed.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMrs. Ruth Hasty\nGERALD ? FORD\n227 Vine\nLa Junta, Colorado 81050\nattachment\n227 Vine\nLa Junta, Colo. 81050\nJune 19, 1973\nPresidential Counsel Leonard Garment\nThe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Sir:\nYour help is solicited so that my colleagues, interested\nstudents, and other groups may have accurate information\non a specific question. The question is: \"On what grounds\ndid the U.S. Government consider the Indian take-over of\nAlcatraz incongruous with the terms set forth in paragraph 4\nof Article 6 in The Treaty of 1868?\"\nYour early response to this request for information would\nbe greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to\nthis matter.\nRespectfully,\n(Mrs.) Ruth Hasty\nRuth Wasty\nFORD LIGRARY \"s\n[9/1/73]\n016\nOIO\nMEANS\nBUSINESS\nGERALD\n4403\ndevano\nANNUAL REPORT 1972-73 / OKLAHOMANS FOR INDIAN OPPORTUNITY\nDuring the preceding year ended June 30, 1978, 010\nembarked on what has become a major shift in emphasis from\nOklahomans for\nits traditional pattern of community service, referrals and coun-\nseling into a considerably more specialized program of eco-\nIndian Opportunity\nnomic development across the lines of nearly all program areas.\nFrom community organization, 010 moved into Com-\nmunity Economic Development. Pre-business seminars were\nYear 1972-73\nheld in four communities, and by the end of the year three of\nthem - Ponca City, Holdenville and Clinton - had established\nCommunity Development Corporations (CDC's) to\nseek funding for local business proposals. Seed capi-\ntal grants from 010 were provided to each of the\nthree, to be combined with capital from other\nsources to finance local Indian business develop-\nment.\nIn the area of Economic Development, OIO\nreceived funding from the Office of Minority Busi-\nness Enterprise (OMBE), Department of Commerce,\nwith which to set up a Business Development Orga-\nnization, with a greatly expanded staff of profes-\nsionals. Thirty-five loans averaging nearly $10,000\nwere made, primarily in construction and principally\nfor expansion purposes. Start-up loans were made\nto four retail businesses, and five other loans were made in agri-\ndistrict conferences, and statewide events. The seventh annual\nbusiness and service industries.\nstatewide youth conference was held at Norman, with Mr.\nContract procurement assistance from 010 helped In-\nRichard LaCourse of the American Indian Press Association as\ndian contractors obtain 12 contracts totaling more than\nspeaker. The sixth annual leadership training seminar was held\n$1,300,000.00. Two statewide conferences of Indian contractors\nat Robber's Cave State Park.\nwere held during the year, and the American Indian Contrac-\nThe Oklahoma City Indian Development Center became\ntors' Association, which held its first general meeting in May,\nthe Metropolitan Indian Development Association (MIDA)\ndeveloped out of one of these meetings. In addition, the BDO\nduring the year. Packaging and technical assistance were pro-\nstaff provided technical assistance to 48 operating Indian busi-\nvided for six loans and a SBA package was developed for a\nnesses.\nproposed franchise operation.\nThe Youth Department completed and published the\nSeven VISTA volunteers worked during the year for\n114-page 010 Youth Council Manual and has put it in the\nvarious departments at OIO, serving as technical advisors to\nhands of youth councils throughout the state. Youth council\nthe Business Development Organization and providing assis-\nmembers participated in community activities, summer camp,\ntance to Youth Councils.\nTo the Members\nof OIO:\nIf you've been reading about \"Indian problems\" over the\npast several years, you probably have seen the same phrases\noften enough to be able to quote them.\nBut in spite of the good words - self-determination,\nparticipation, accomplishment and the like - there is far too\nlittle opportunity at the community level.\nThe only element that will change things is economic\nstrength - money people earn themselves.\nThat's why OIO realistically \"means business.\" We're\ngoing to do everything in our power to give Indian business-\npeople every possible advantage.\nMaybe you'd like to help us succeed. Or maybe you're\nan Indian with business potential, and you'd like\nus to help you fulfill that potential. Either way, let's\nget together. It's going to be an eventful year.\nJola Hayden\nIola Hayden\nExecutive Director\nSeptember 1, 1973\nCommunity Economic Development provides the means\nby which local Indian communities can organize cooperative\nbusiness organizations, using a combination of OEO funds and\nprivate monies as seed capital, and receiving technical assis-\ntance from OIO.\nResidents of the community have the opportunity to\norganize their own Community Development Cor-\nporation (CDC) as a viable business development\nvehicle. As OIO moves into the new fiscal year,\nthree of these CDC's are organized and operating\n- at Ponca City, Holdenville and Clinton - and\na fourth to be organized at Lawton.\nOIO has given considerable technical as-\nsistance to each of the four CDC's in setting up a\nlegal structure that allows elected representatives\nof the community to function as directors of the\ndevelopment corporations.\nThe CDC's are seen as highly effective tools for stimu-\nlating economic growth. They are founded in the traditional\nOIO approach - encouraging cooperative efforts to solve com-\nmunity problems. Not only does the CDC structure enhance a\nspirit of community involvement, it has the even more important\neffect of helping to produce Indian-owned businesses, and to\ndevelop jobs and economic strength within Indian communities.\nDuring the coming program year the objective is to de-\nvelop community ownership in at least three businesses em-\nploying Indian people.\nThe sequence of events is as follows: the CDC is set up\nby the local community. 010 provides technical assistance\nthrough its business development organization and makes avail-\nable a specified amount of seed capital. The OIO BDO staff\nevaluates local business opportunities with the assistance of\nthe CDC.\nThese opportunities are evaluated in terms of potential\nmarket demand, competitive factors, availability of skilled\nmanagement, and availability of physical plant and equipment.\nCommunity\nEconomic Development\nOf prime importance are the number of jobs and the type of\nwages made available by such new businesses.\nDirectors of the local CDC's have learned that the so-\ncalled \"mom and pop\" types of business ventures are not solu-\ntions to their economic plight, so the types of businesses which\nhave been under study have included franchise operations of all\ntypes, including fast foods, auto centers, retail clothing and\nothers. The established expertise, the training programs and the\nmany aids and supports provided by national franchising com-\npanies offer multiple advantages in starting new local businesses.\nIn addition to the establishment of CDC's, the OIO staff\nholds pre-business seminars monthly in several areas of the state,\nplanned with the assistance of local businessmen, bankers, in-\nsurance people and specialists from the OIO business develop-\nment staff. These seminars provide an effective vehicle for\nmeeting prospective entrepreneurs.\nIt is the philosophy of OIO that Oklahoma's Indians de-\nserve to participate in the economic growth of the areas in\nEconomic Development\nwhich they live. Through the Business Development Organiza-\ntion of OIO, steps are taken to identify specific market oppor-\ntunities and to provide necessary management services and\ntechnical assistance, which will greatly enhance the opportunity\nfor success of Indian entrepreneurs.\nEconomic development efforts, in order to have the\ngreatest value for Indian people, must be geared to the needs\nof local communities. Approximately 29% of Okla-\nhoma's Indian population lives in communities hav-\ning populations greater than 10,000 - most of these\nlive in the urban areas of Tulsa, Oklahoma City,\nLawton and Muskogee. Another 18.6 per cent live\nin communities with populations under 10,000 and\n52.1 per cent of the Indian population in Oklahoma\nlives in strictly rural areas.\nIn areas which are experiencing a rapid in-\ncrease in growth with corresponding increases in\ndemand for goods and services, the role of the BDO\nstaff of OIO is to help assure participation by local\nIndian entrepreneurs in that growth.\nIn the more impoverished rural communities,\ndevelopment of additional viable businesses requires\nnot only an input of new capital into the local ec-\nonomy, but also a greatly increased level of technical assistance.\nMany rural communities have systems for distributing goods\nand services which are archaic, and opportunities exist for new\nbusinesses which would serve new needs or replace inefficient\nones. Possibilities exist in data processing, in consolidation of\nin the magnitude that they exist. OIO is aware of several product\nbusiness services, and in services to local governmental units.\nlines which would use existing skills and could easily be devel-\nAnother prospect is the attraction or establishment of\noped in many areas of Oklahoma, both urban and rural.\nnew industry which could use the skills of Oklahoma Indians.\nThe single most important resource for Oklahoma Indians\nThrough Bureau of Indian Affairs training programs, several\nis their land base. OIO has been instrumental in developing a\nthousand Oklahoma Indians have been trained as mechanics,\nfeeder-pig business in eastern Oklahoma. The Lost City Coopera-\nwelders, draftsmen, and heavy equipment operators, although\ntive Marketing Association is now the largest producer of feeder-\nthere has been a lack of employers who could use these skills\npigs in the state.\nThe 010 Business Development Organization will con-\nBusiness legal information is provided by the staff at-\ntinue to intensify its efforts to support the 50 qualified Indian\ntorney through the OIO newsletter, and the OIO accountant\ndevelopers and subcontractors in Oklahoma in obtaining sub-\nprovides support in the form of a cost control system for con-\nstantial contracts for Indian housing projects in Oklahoma. This\ntractors, and financial seminars which include speakers on taxes,\nis a market which reflects millions of dollars each year. The\ninsurance, budgeting and financial statements.\nBDO marketing specialist stays abreast of new market oppor-\nIn addition, pre-business seminars and educational work-\ntunities and channels of distribution, and provides news on these\nshops are held to discuss such topics as marketing, bonding, pro-\nupcoming contracts via the 010 outreach program.\nduction techniques and alternate methods of financing.\nMetropolitan Indian\nThe OIO urban center in Oklahoma City, Metropolitan\nIndian Development Association, is located at 606 NW Third\nDevelopment\nin a building donated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Okla-\nhoma City.\nAssociation\nAn emphasis of the program focuses on economic de-\nvelopment, both in terms of individual entrepreneurs and devel-\n(MIDA)\nopment of an Indian community-owned business. A second\nemphasis is placed on job development, which together with\neconomic development will get to the core of Indian poverty\nfaster than all the referrals in the world. Housing development\nreceives the development center's third emphasis.\nGoals for the coming year include establishment of at\nleast three new businesses, providing technical assistance to\nexisting entrepreneurs, assistance in development of\nat least one CDC-owned business, and procure-\nment of housing contracts for Indian contractors.\nAn extensive study of existing housing has\nbeen completed, indicating that 75 per cent of Okla-\nhoma City's Indian population is now living in less\nthan adequate housing. An Indian-owned housing\nauthority can be a real step in alleviating this\nproblem.\nAllo is a licensed, limited Small Business Investment\nCompany organized by and receiving staff assistance from OIO.\nIts purpose is to supply venture capital to sound businesses\norganized by members of minority groups.\nNow properly described as a limited SBIC, American\nIndian Investment Opportunities, Inc., is often described by an\nAmerican Indian Investment\nearlier descriptive term, MESBIC (the first two letters stand\nfor Minority Enterprise).\nOpportunities, Inc.\nАПО is the first Indian owned and controlled MESBIC,\nand is national in scope. To date, financing has been arranged\n(Allo)\nfor several Indian-owned businesses in the Mountain States,\non the West Coast, and in Oklahoma.\nAn 010 program of continuing importance is the Youth\nProgram, which has as its main goal the continued effort to\nYouth Program\nimprove educational opportunities for Oklahoma Indian young\npeople.\nIn order to reach more young people and maximize ef-\nfective use of time and resources, the OIO Youth Program is\nbuilt around the youth council concept. More than 800 Indian\nyoung people participate in 45 youth councils organized and\nactive in public schools throughout Oklahoma. These youth\ncouncils serve as vehicles for keeping Indian students in school,\nand continually emphasize post-high school education.\nThe central emphasis in activities of the 010 youth\nprogram during the coming year will be the community school\nconcept. With support from OIO Indian communities will begin\nto explore how to create and run their own educa-\ntional programs and institutions. This will include\nevaluating alternative educational systems and in-\nnovative educational change for Indian communities.\nThe upcoming year will see consolidation\nand strengthening of the youth councils, and the\ndevelopment of closer relationships between educa-\ntional institutions and the youth councils.\nIn each of the OIO Youth Program's four areas, youth\ncouncil members and youth coordinators will organize com-\nmunity projects which will involve adult members of the com-\nmunity - a GED center to evolve into a youth center; a child\ncare center; a model information dissemination center; and a\nlibrary project.\nThe OIO Youth Program plans to develop a system to use\nwork-study students from local colleges within the local com-\nIncorporated within the OIO youth program is the Talent\nmunities. Youth coordinators will develop an effective training\nSearch program organized to identify and work with bright\nprogram for work-study students and for community youth\nyoungsters who previously have not had opportunities, and for\ncouncil sponsors, in order to institutionalize the various improve-\nany number of reasons either have left school or are on the verge\nments in the OIO Youth Program.\nof doing so. The project seeks to counsel and advise the stu-\nInvolvement of the local community is of paramount im-\ndents, and to encourage them to go on to some kind of post-\nportance in every aspect of the OIO Youth Program. Every\nhigh school education by making them aware of all the options\nproject will be evaluated during developmental stages to be\navailable to them.\ncertain it fits the community's needs and desires.\nDunkin Donuts\nMcKinney Construction Company\nOIÓ\nDavid McKinney, 36, a member\nBefore Patricia Louise Aisen-\nof the Creek Indian tribe, was as-\nberg could take over ownership of the\nsisted by the OIO BDO staff in ob-\nDunkin Donuts Shop on Classen Blvd.\ntaining a revolving line of credit for\nMEANS\nin Oklahoma City, she had to go back\nhis business, McKinney Construction\nfor further education at an institution\nCompany, of Wetumka.\nof higher learning called Dunkin Do-\nMcKinney Construction Com-\nBUSINESS\nnuts University, in Boston.\npany installs septic tanks and drain\nMs. Aisenberg, who is Chero-\nsystems. Established in 1970 as a\nkee-Choctaw, was taught the tech-\npartnership, the company now has 5\nniques of efficient management which\nemployees, and annual gross receipts\nhave been perfected by Dunkin Do-\nin excess of $55,000.\nFashion Furniture, Inc.\nNative American\nnuts Incorporated over a number of\nEdward Burris, a member of\nyears. She leases the donut shop from\nTraining And\nthe Chickasaw tribe, received tech-\nthe parent company and receives\nnical assistance from 010 in obtain-\ncontinuing management guidance\nEducational Farm\ning an inventory and remodeling loan,\nfrom them.\nwhich he used in his full line carpet\nMs. Aisenberg's husband, Ira,\nA highly successful project ini-\nand furniture store located in Del\nworks with her in the shop, which\ntially sponsored by 010 and now\nCity.\nemploys 14 people.\nbeing operated on a self-directing\nMr. Burris' store, Fashion Furni-\nBenefited by a superior lòca-\nbasis, is the Native American Train-\nture, Inc., employed 12 people with\ntion and skilfull management, Ms.\ning & Educational Farm near McLoud.\nannual gross sales of approximately\nAisenberg's Dunkin Donut Shop has\nThe 50-acre NATEF farm was\none-quarter million dollars.\nbeen exceeding the projected annual\nfounded in the interest of providing\nWithin the first year after the\nRussell Electric\nyoung people with an incentive to\nimprovements to Mr. Burris' business,\ncontinue their education beyond high\nhe received a highly attractive offer\nButler Welsh, a member of the\nschool, while giving them the oppor-\nfrom a prospective buyer, and de-\nCherokee tribe, has been the owner\ntunity to experience success in work-\ncided to sell the business at a consid-\nof Russell Electric, Inc., of Tulsa, for\ning with other people.\nerable profit to himself. Mr. Burris\nthe past seven years.\nAfter its original funding through\nnow has entered the wholesale furni-\nRussell Electric is a full line\nOIO, NATEF achieved self-support-\nture distribution field.\nresidential and commercial electrical\ning status and received additional\ncontractor with 15 employees. OIO\ncontributions of livestock from the\nassisted Mr. Welsh in obtaining fi-\nHeifer Project International of Little\nGerald Nimsey & Sons\nnancing which has expanded his op-\nRock, Arkansas. Animals provided by\nConcrete Contractors\nportunities to take on new contracts.\nthe Heifer Project included 11 sheep,\nA loan for purchase of equip-\nMr. Welsh is president of the\n8 head of cattle, 4 goats and 23 rab-\nment started Gerald Nimsey and sons\nAmerican Indian Contractors Asso-\nbits. The animals are cared for by\nin business as concrete contractors.\ngross of $103,000 worth of donuts,\nciation of Oklahoma. He has been\nIndian youth participants who are\nThe father and head of the firm is\ncoffee and light pastries, which had\nassociated with Russell Electric for\nenrolled in the NATEF program.\nGerald Nimsey Senior, 43, a native of\nbeen projected for the operation.\na number of years. He worked his\nNATEF also has received fi-\nOklahoma City who attended school\nMs. Aisenberg received techni-\nway through the ranks of the com-\nnancial support from the Committee\nthrough the 11th grade. Associated\ncal assistance from the 010 BDO\npany, and when the owner became\non Religion and Race of the United\nwith him are his sons Gerald Junior\nstaff in obtaining a loan for operating\ninterested in retirement, Mr. Welsh\nMethodist Church and from private\nand Corey Nimsey.\ncapital, inventory and fixtures.\nbought him out.\ndonors.\nWana-Tua Designs\nassistant fashion editor for Mademoi-\nselle Magazine, who saw a Harris\nLost City Cooperative\ncreation at the American Indian Ex-\nTalent for high fashion design,\nMarketing Association\nPLACE\nposition in Anadarko in 1968. Ms.\nSTAMP\nHERE\ntogether with a vital working capital\nAntun and Mademoiselle have been\nloan, launched Wana-Tua Designs on\nenthusiastic boosters for Wana-Toa\nThe Lost City Cooperative Mar-\na successful invasion of the East coast\nDesigns, building a six-page photo\nketing Association Incorporated\nand West coust women's fashion mar-\nstory on Oklahoma Indian traditional\n(LCCMA) began with 20 members in\nkets, Mrs. Mabel Harris, a member\ngarments around Wana-Tua fashions.\nCherokee County. Each of the mem-\nof the Sac and Fox tribe, is the guid-\nTechnical assistance from the\nber families started with 10 sows and\ning creative force behind Wana-Tua\nDesigns, Incorporated. Wana-Tua\nMetropolitan Indian Development\none boar. fencing and building ma-\nAssociation (MIDA) helped Mrs.\nterials for sheds and farrowing hous-\nmeans \"pretty\" in the Sac and Fox\nHarris receive a $6,000 working capi-\nes, and feed credit. Each operation\nlanguage.\ntal loan from the Oklahoma City\ncost approximately $2,000. The initial\nA valuable ally of Mrs. Harris\nCommunity Action Program. Mrs.\nshipment of 51 pigs was made in\nand Wana-Tua is Ms. Doris Antun,\nHarris took her Wana-Tua styles to\nMarch, 1970. During the first full\nNew York where a fashion show was\nDuvall Transmission, Inc.\nyear of operations 7,482 pigs were\nstaged in the Native North American\nA loan package developed by\nsold at an average price per pig of\nArt Museum. using ten professional\nthe OIO Business Development Or-\n$13.94. or a total sales volume for the\nIndian models. Buyers from Grand\nganization staff, assisted Dennis\ncooperative of $104,348. During the\nUnion, L Magnin and L. S. Ayres\nStanley of Tulsa, in purchasing Duvall\npast fiscal year the LCCMA members\nwere among national and regional\nTransmission. Inc. from his former\nsold 17,706 pigs at an average price\nrepresentatives to the fashion show\nemployer and partner.\nof $24.96 or a total sales volume of\nand followed up by placing orders\n$441,990.\nwith Wana-Tua.\nOklahoma counties with mem-\nMrs. Harris puts a contempo-\nOTASCO Store\nbers in LCCMA include Pushmataha,\nrary design touch to traditional pat-\nMcCurtain, Okfuskee, Creek, Chero-\nterns passed on to her by her mother\nDavis, Oklahoma\nkee, Mayes, Adair, Hughes, Musko-\ngee, and Ottawa counties. LCCMA\nand aunt. Popular items in the Wana-\nEdward T. Brooks, a Creek\nTua line include a little sports skirt,\nalso operates a wholly owned sub-\na wrap-around skirt with felt appli-\nIndian from Holdenville, has pur-\nsidiary, Lost City Feeds, which op-\nchased the OTASCO store in Davis,\nerates a service station-feed store in\nque on the front, a long black skirt\nOklahoma. Mr. Brooks received tech-\nwith ribbon applique down the front\nHulbert, with total sales averaging\nand around the bottom, a full appli-\nnical and financial assistance through\n$10,000 per month. During the year\nOklahomans for Indian Opportunity\nqueskirt and traditional shawl. Calico\nMIDA for a substantial loan package.\n010 made working capital loans to\n555 Constitution Avenue\nNorman, Oklahoma 73069\nshirts trimmed with ribbon are also\n17 LCCMA members from two com-\nin big demand both for women and\nBasin Roofing Company, Inc.\nmunities for feed financing.\nAlso during the year, a donation\nmen.\nFred Hill, a Cherokee, was as-\nof 90 gilts and 14 boars was received\nWana-Tua Designs were the\nsisted by the BDO in obtaining a\nfrom Heifer Project. International, a\ncentral feature of a week long fashion\nrevolving line of credit for his com-\nworld wide self help organization\nevent in Indianapolis. In addition to\npany, Basin Roofing Company, Inc.,\nfinanced by voluntary contributions\nMademoiselle, news coverage has in-\nof Salisaw.\nwhich provide livestock, poultry and\ncluded articles published in Houston,\nMr. Hill was able to double the\nrelated agricultural services to people\nChicago. Los Angeles and Oklahoma\ngross volume of Basin Roofing Com-\nin developing areas. The stock was\nCity, and a radio interview in New\npany as the result of the loan's effect\nused for internal expansion and re-\nYork City.\non his working capital position.\nplacement.\nOfficers\nBoard of Directors\nCity\nAddress\nName\nMr. James Wahpepab\nJuanita D. Ahtone\nMr. Dan Hayes\nMr. Harold Morgan\nMs. Melvina Roberts\nPresident\nCarnegie, Oklahoma\nHulbert, Oklahoma\nPawnee, Oklahoma\nWilburton, Oklahoma\nMr. Robert Whitebird\nMr. Joe Attocknie\nMs. Ruby Haynie\nMs. Janelle Mowatt\nMs. Donna Juan Tsntoke\nTreasury\nOklahoma City, Oklaboma\nBroken Arrow, Oklahoma\nIndiahoma, Oklahoma\nAnadarko, Oklahoma\nMr. Virgil Upchurch\nMs. Wynema Brown\nSecretary\nMoore, Oklahoma\nWetumka, Oklahoma\nClinton, Oklahoma\nTuba Oklahoma\nMr. Hiner Doublehead\nMs. Tina Carbitcher\nMr. Raymond Lasley\nMr. Virgil Upchurch\nFint Vice President\nPawhuska\nAnadarko, Oklahoma\nMs. Lucille McClung\nMs. Martha Coley\nMs. Becky Lena\nMr. James Wahpepah\nAlso, I would like to help with volunteer services in the following capacity:\n$1 annual membership\nI enclose my check for\nMr. Willie Herrod\nMr. Wisdom Nibbs, Jr.\nMr. Maynard Ungerman\nYes, I would like to be involved in helping your organization toward its goals, and\n555 Constitution Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma 73069\nOklahomans for Indian Opportunity\nMr. Johnson O'Field\nBowlegs, Oklahoma\nJay, Oklahoma\nMr. Albert Pohocsucut\nSecond Vice President\nRed Oak Oklahoma\nHoldenville, Oklaboma\nEdmond, Oklahoma\nJoues, Oklahoma\nMr. George England\nMr. Hiner Doublehead\nMs. Shirley Lowman\nMs. Eva Riddles\nMs. Maxine Walkingstick\nVice President\nStitwell, Oklahoma\nWatson, Oklahoma\nWalters. Oklishoma\nMarble City, Oklahoma\nat Large\nMr. George England\nMr. Bobby Ludlow\nMr. William Wamego\nMs. Ruby Haynie\nMaud, Oalahoma\nSmithville, Oklahoma\nTuisa, Oklahoma\nVice President\nat Large\nDr. J. Clayton Feaver\nMs. Lucille McClung\nMs. Norma White\nNorman, Oklahoma\nCache, Oklahoma\nMoure. Oklahoma\nDr. J. Clayton Feaver\nVice President\nRev. William Garthoeffner\nMr. Robert Whitebird\nas Large\nOklahuma City, Oklahoma\nQuapaw, Oklahoma\nMr. Maynard Ungerman\nMs. Martha Grass\nMr. John Williams\nVice President\nMarland, Oklahoma\nPotice City, Oklahoma\nState\nat Large\nMr. Joe Gritts\nRev. Gone Wilson\nMs. Tola Hayden\nHulbert, Oklahoma\nWright City, Oklahoma\nDirector\nMr. Floyd Harjo\n$50 lifetime membership\nMaud, Oklahoma\nOIO\nOklahomans for Indian Opportunity\n555 CONSTITUTION, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA 73069\nOklahomans for Indian Opportunity is Turred under\nZip\nprant authority Suctions 221 and 222 of Title 11 a.\nOffice at Economic Opportunity\nOklahomans for Indian Opportunity Talent Bearch\nProject is fundad under brant authority\nPL 01-152 Title 1H, llection noz (C) (15) and\nPL 09-329, Title IV A. Section 408. us arranded\nPL 90-575. Office of Health, Education and\nWalfarez Office of Education\nOkishomans for Indian Deportunity Business Development\nOrganization is himiled by A grant from the Office of Minerity\nBusiness Enterprise, Department of Commerce\nSeptember 4, 1973\nDear Jim:\nKnowing that you will be opening hearings later\nthis month on the Menominee bill, I thought you\nwould like to have a personal copy of this state-\nment which Mel Laird has just issued.\nWith personal cordial regards,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nHonorable James Abourezk\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D.C.\nFORD & LIBRARY\nattachment\nSeptember 6, 1973\nPERSONAL\nDear Bill:\nI don't think I ever actually sat down and wrote you about what\na superb job you did on the reporting from South Dakota. Your\nstuff was not only a service to the public because it was ac-\ncurate -- but it had a truly literary quality about it. As one\nprofessional, I am full of admiration to see another one work\nso proficiently.\nJust to keep you informed, enclosed are Leonard's two most\nrecent letters to the Teton Sloux people about a follow-up meeting.\nPerhaps something can be worked out, but we are not interested\nin any confrontation situations.\nCordially,\nGERALD ? FORD\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. William Greider\nWashington Post Newspaper\n1515 L Street, NW\nWashington, D. C.\nattachments\nSeptember 6, 1973\nPERSONAL\nDear Elliot:\nIt is my impression, as I am sure it is yours, that the leader-\nship of the American Indian Movement and their Legal Defense\nFund (Mark Lane et al) are going to do everything they can to\nturn the upcoming Wounded Knee criminal trials into a media\ncircus.\nWe have an American public very sympathetic to Indian causes\nand, as Wounded Knee showed, disposed to buy the AIM story.\nJustice's own record of dealing with AIM's antics has, in the past,\nshown itself to have had some holes in it (the Adams/Whitten\nincident, and the charges about the reporter on the Wounded Knee\nairplane).\nMy purpose in writing you is to urge that you satisfy yourself\nas to the sufficiency of the evidence and witnesses and take steps\nto ensure that the case is presented with the maximum skill.\nSincerely,\nLeonard Garment\nGERALD VEN817 R. FORD\nHonorable Elliot L, Richardson\nAttorney General\nDepartment of Justice\nWashington, D.C.\nSeptember 7, 1973\nDear Bob:\nI am responding on behalf of the President to your letter to\nhim of August 13 concerning allegations made about the\nsituation at Rosebud.\nThe only proper place for such allegations to be looked into\nis the Department of Justice, which has the facilities to do so,\nIn fact, as I think you know, Assistant Attorney General Stan\nPottinger has just established an Indian Rights Office in his\nCivil Rights Division.\nI will forward your letter to Mr. Pottinger (I note you have\ndirected copies to the Attorney General and to Mr. Clayton)\nand will ask that the Civil Rights Division get in touch with you\ndirectly.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Robert Burnette\nAmerican Indian Crusade\nBox 377\nMission, South Dakota 57555\nFORDO LIBRAR & GERALD\nFile sent to Stanley Pottinger\nAUG 9 1973\nJSP:CRS:flh\nMr. John B. Sitting Bull\n6286 Glennis Street\nTaylor, Michigan 48180\nDear Mr. Sitting Bull:\nYour letter to the President concerning a\nrecent criminal case in Custer, South Dakota has\nbeen forwarded to this Division for consideration\nand response. Please excuse our delay in replying.\nYour communication, which apparently concerns\nthe stabbing death of Mr. Wesley Bad Heart Bull on\nFebruary 26, 1973, questions the decision of local\nauthorities to seek manslaughter, rather than murder\ncharges in this case.\nAfter careful reviewing this matter, we have\ndetermined that it is within the jurisdiction of the\nState of South Dakota. Therefore, the Department of\nJustice lacks authority to take action respecting it.\nAlso, because it involves a prosecutor's broad dis-\ncretion in framing a criminal charge to fit a specific\nincident, this case is particularly inappropriate for\nfederal intervention.\nFORD LISTED &\ncc: Mr. Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nOffice of Mr. Garment\nThe White House\nWe appreciate your taking the time to\nexpress your views on this subject.\nSincerely,\nJ. STANLEY POTTINGER\nAssistant Attorney General\nCivil Rights Division\nBy:\nCARLTON R. STOIBER\nLeader\nIndian Task Force\nCivil Rights Division\nSeptember 10, 1973\nDear Senator Abourezk:\nMy apologies for the delay in responding to your letter of\nAugust 6 concerning Indian input into the Indian programs\nnewly transferred from OEO to HEW.\nI am pleased to be able to assure you that this input will be\nguaranteed and is now being arranged for via a series of local\nand regional meetings. A special officer has been hired at\nHEW expressly for this purpose, and I understand that the\nagenda materials and papers are being prepared right now so\nthat the meetings can go over issues and options in a business-\nlike way.\nWe can expect announcements and invitations for these meetings\nvery shortly.\nSincerely yours,\nMelvin R. Laird\nAssistant to the President\nfor Domestic Affairs\nHonorable James Abourezk\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D.C.\nFORD LIBRARY is 076830\nSeptember 11, 1973\nDear Mose:\nReturning from some leave, I want to thank you for your\ngracious and efficacious help in assisting an Indian law\nstudent to get to his school on time. As I mentioned on\nthe phone, this is a government-aided program so I don't\nbelieve it sets unmanageable precedents for USIA.\nI am deeply grateful for your personal attention.\nCordially,\nFORD is LIBRARY\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Lionel Mosley\nAssistant Director\nPersonnel and Training\nUnited States Information Agency\nRoom 723\nWashington, D.C.\nbcc: Sam Deloria\nMEMORANDUM\nOF CALL\nTO:\nCharlie\nYOU WERE CALLED BY-\nYOU WERE VISITED BY-\nMr. OF (Organization) Mosley USIA\nPHONE NO.\nPLEASE CALL\nCODE/EXT.\nWILL CALL AGAIN\nIS WAITING TO SEE YOU\nRETURNED YOUR CALL\nWISHES AN APPOINTMENT\nMESSAGE\n632-4818\nALLSOT\nFORD & LIBRARY 038470\nDATE\nTIME\nRECEIVED STANDARD FORM BY Ginger 83 GPO :\n8/14\n2:55\n1969-c48-16-80341-1 332-389\n63-108\nREVISED\nAUGUST\n1967\nGSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6\nwe\ng n Visa\nWre STATE\n123 SEN\nUSIA\n22:6 11/8 you'd\n-\nStan DeLoua\nIf COME\nCAUSA\n505-7\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nPad\nWASHINGTON\n27840\nUSIA\nUf Tuba\nGERALD FORD LIBRAFT\nI\nSoon\n9/4\nAchus\nare\n2-year\n25 DUGUST 9/14\nFranklan Keel\n20 days leave\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 11, 1973\nDear Bob:\nOn returning from leave, here is what I find that GSA\nhas sent me.\nI trust that BIA/Washington, in consultation with you\nand your Superintendent, will have responded to GSA\nby this time; the proper GSA action officer is Mr. Doyle\nMarshall, in Fort Worth.\nBest Brad personal regards,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nHonorable Robert E. Lewis\nGovernor\nPueblo of Zuni\nZuni Tribal Council\nZuni, New Mexico 87327\nattachment\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n*\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\n#\n*\nWASHINGTON, DC 20405\n*\n*\nGENERAL SERVICES\n* ADMINIS\n*\n*\nAUG 13 1973\nMr. Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nExecutive Assistant to Mr. Garment\nThe White House\nWashington, DC 20500\nDear Mr. Patterson:\nThank you for your communication of August 3 concerning the property\nknown as the Zuni Flight Service Station Compound, Zuni (Blackrock),\nNew Mexico.\nThe portion of the property the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\nreported excess to General Services Administration (GSA) on July 23\nconsists of 21 buildings, 8 of which are single family houses. No land\nwas reported excess. The buildings are located on 4.8 acres of land owned\nby the Zuni Indian Tribe. This acreage is part of a 70-acre tract of\nland which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) obtained in 1969 from the\nTribe by a lease renewable until 1988. BIA permitted the 4.8 acres to\nFAA at a rental of $500 a year for the same period.\nBy letter of August 6, GSA notified BIA of the availability of the\nbuildings for further Federal use. If BIA submits a request for transfer\non behalf of the Zuni Tribe, such a request will be given careful consid-\neration by GSA.\nWe will be happy to keep you informed of significant developments in\nconnection with this property.\nSincerely,\nArthur F. Sampson\nAdministrator\nEnclosure\nFORD & LIBRARY 6ERALD\nKeep Freedom in Your Future With U.S. Savings Bonds\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n*\n*\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\n4\n*\nWASHINGTON, DC 20405\na\nGENERAL MRVICES\nAUG 13 1972\n* ADMINISTRATION-2\n$\nMr. Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nExecutive Assistant to Mr. Garment\nThe White House\nWashington, DC 20500\nDear Mr. Patterson:\nThank you for your communication of August 3 concerning the property\nknown as the Zuni Flight Service Station Compound, Zuni (Blackrock),\nNew Mexico.\nThe portion of the property the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\nreported excess to General Services Administration (GSA) on July 23\nconsists of 21 buildings, 8 of which are single family houses. No land\nwas reported excess. The buildings are located on 4.8 acres of land owned\nby the Zuni Indian Tribe. This acreage is part of a 70-acre tract of\nland which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) obtained in 1969 from the\nTribe by a lease renewable until 1988. BIA permitted the 4.8 acres to\nFAA at a rental of $500 a year for the same period.\nBy letter of August 6, GSA notified BIA of the availability of the\nbuildings for further Federal use. If BIA submits a request for transfer\non behalf of the Zuni Tribe, such a request will be given careful consid-\neration by GSA.\nWe will be happy to keep you informed of significant developments in\nconnection with this property.\nSincerely,\nArthur F. Sampson\nAdministrator\nEnclosure\nFORD & LIBRARY 07VH3D\nKeep Freedom in Your Future With U.S. Savings Bonds\nAugust 6, 1573\n727\nU-110-445-A\nChief, Property not pressy Evanch\nof Address\n1051 Countibution INSURE, 14\nWashington, TO 20340\nThe rest property described on the attached sheet line been reserted\nexcess and is offered to the of Indina Minize for possible\nutilization purpose to movivions contained in Coction 202 of the\nFederal Property and Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 304,\n28 suchied (40 U.S.C. 485) and in necessance with procedure cotablished\nby the Federal Property Management Regulations, Subchuptor 11,\nPart 101-47.\nThe purpose of this letter 18 to determine whether there in any\nBuzenu of Indian Minive and for this property. If Chere in none,\nthe property viil be determined curplus to the needs 02 the Federal\nGovernment and disposed as in accordance with existing Lices und\nregulations.\nOne of the employees of the Federal Avistion Administration Sector\nFicts Office in Dellar, Yes Ander, occupied one 02 the Living\nquesters, but will In the Cutare. In the event the Burden of\nIndian Alfrire is interested in the property, General Services\nAddinistration vill account to for ГЛА to great a rigit-of-\ncutry in edvance nf the termier, In under that the property will\nnot be 1000 voccus For : person of Circo which could result in\nvandelise.\nPlease notify no within ton (10) days after the doto of then Letter\nin the evant your agency in Interested En sequizing the property.\nIf additional information der milere call 110, Poyte Munthell,\nSont Property Division, Profide Pervice, Coveral Creviecs\nAdministration, Fast orth, Teams, Your 10 817-331-2331.\nDONLY\nRealiy officer, tent Property Division\nPublic Buildings Service\n&\nFORD\nEnclosure\nSTREET\nCC:\nBureau of Indian Affairs\nFuni InionVerervacion\nCond, (Bleckrock) LEW Maxico 57327\nTHE PUEBLO OF ZUNI\nZUNI TRIBAL COUNCIL\nZUNI, NEW MEXICO 87327\nAUG 21 1973\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Brad:\nThanks for your letter of August 10, 1973 and for your concern on\nthe transfer of FAA surplus houses.\nTo clarify this somewhat, these houses were built by FAA on tribally\nowned land which was leased to FAA. It appears now that GSA will\ntransfer them to BIA who, at a future date, will transfer them to\nthe Tribe.\nThe new hospital at Blackrock, which will be completed in 1975 will\nincrease their staff and require over 50 new sets of quarters. Ob-\ntaining the FAA houses will lessen the number of houses which we will\nhave to build.\nI will look forward to hearing from you on this matter. My best\nregards.\nSincerely,\nRobert\nRobert E. Lewis\nGovernor, Pueblo of Zuni\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 10, 1973\nDear Governor Lewis:\nI wanted to send you this note to thank you for that invitation to\nvisit the Zuni Pueblo and for the hospitality and thoughtfulness\nwhich your Tribal Council Members, and especially Mr. Pesancio\nLasiloo gave George and me during our visits.\nWhat Zuni is doing, especially in housing and economic development\nis impressive and you know I share your own pride in seeing such a\nsense of enthusiasm and accomplishment among everyone we met.\nMr. Lasiloo mentioned the FAA surplus houses up there near the\nold tower, and I have already addressed an inquiry to GSA to find\nout the status of that property. From our experience with the antenna\nsite at Lummi in Washington, it may be that we may have to get new\nlegislation in order to be assured that surplus federal real property\ncan actually be transferred to Indian tribal governments (as differ-\nentiated from BIA itself as a federal agency). But in any case when\nthe status report is received from GSA, I will let you know.\nAgain, my appreciation for the Zuni generosity and graciousness, for\nthe refreshments your colleagues provided, for the time and care\nMr. Lasiloo gave us during the afternoon, and for the thoughtfulness\nof the transportation to Phoenix.\nHope to see you again soon.\nR.\nFORD\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nHonorable Robert E. Lewis\nGovernor\nPueblo of Zuni\nZuni, New Mexico 87327\nMEMORANDUM\nOF CALL\nTO:\nYOU WERE CALLED BY-\nYOU WERE VISITED BY-\nOF (Organization)\nPHONE NO.\nPLEASE CALL\nCODE/EXT.\nWILL CALL AGAIN\nIS WAITING TO SEE YOU\nRETURNED YOUR CALL\nWISHES AN APPOINTMENT\nMESSAGE\nPesancio Lasiloo\nExec. Director to Tribal\nCouncil\nBox 338\nRECEIVED BY\nDATE\nTIME\nSTANDARD FORM 63\nGPO :1969-c48-16-80341-1 332-389\n63-108\nREVISED AUGUST 1967\nGSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6\nFriJuly Doo Ortes is me a covZuni- Publo.\nZuni Drums\nSt. Anthony Mission\nZuni, New Mexico\n343-2511 Leo Gay\nRectory Phone 782-4477\nVol. 2\n505 782- 4481\nNo. 1\nSchool Phone 782-4596\nJUBILEE AND DEDICATION OF THE OLD MISSION\nPesancio\nHIGHLIGHT 1972\nLasiloo\nPue will you\n4338\nMISSION NOTES FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE.\nAPOSTOLIC DELEGATE TO BLESS OLD ZUNI MISSION.\nSt. Anthony Mission pauses in 1972 to commenorate its Golden\nJubilee in the Zuni Puelbo. For fifty Golden Years it has grown\nThe Old Mission of Zuni was first constructed in 1629. In that year,\nin size both spiritually and its physical plant has been enlarged\nMission churches were being built at Hawikuk, Kechipawan and\nto carry on its work among the Zuni people.\nat Halona. Halona is considered the president day Zuni.\nThe Mission was begun in 1922 by Father Anthony Kroger,\nIt is appropriated that the Old Mission be dedicated during\nO.F.M. It was Father Anthony together with the cooperation of\nthe Golden Jubilee year of St. Anthony Mission. The Old Mission\nthe Zuni People who brought into being a Catholic Mission to serve\nrepresents a remarkable spirit of cooperation between several dif-\nthe needs of the community.\nferent groups: the Zuni Tribe, the National Park Service, the Bureau\nOver the years, numerous students have graduated from the\nof Indian Affairs and the Catholic Church. It was because of this\nschool. Many have gone from the school and have taken their places\nspirit of cooperation that brought about the restoration.\nin community life.\nHis Excellency, the Most Rev. Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic\nCountless numbers have come to the Mission to seek assistance\nDelegate to the United States will bless the Old Mission Church\nand counsel. May others have participated in Mission programs\non May 29th. He, in the company of several bishops, priests, Sisters\nand Faithful will ask God's blessings upon the Old Church in the\nfor youth, physical activities, instructions and personal counseling.\nSt. Anthony Mission has been of assistance whenever it could.\nyears ahead.\nThe Mission Restoration was done by Mr. Auro Cattaneo and\nToday, the Mission is larger than ever before and presently\nhis son John of Gallup. Together with the help of several Zuni men,\nemployes twenty-five of the local Indian People. It also provides\nthe Old Mission again stands as a symbol of the Faith that existed\nincome for ten other families on a part-time basis. Besides the\nthrough the centuries in the Zuni Pueblo.\nemployment program, the Mission today has a large youth program,\nHistorically, the Old Mission stands as a remembrance of the\nit operates a school and cafeteria for two hundred and forty chil-\ndevotion of the Zuni People in the past. For the future, its stands\ndren: It presently has a landscaping program, is active in Alcoholies\nas a sign of spiritual growth among the People. May it always\nAnonymous, has an expansive physical education program, the Cur-\nbring God's graces and blessings to the People of Zuni Peuble for\nsillo and Search Movements, and a CCD program.\nyears to come.\nNew programs now in the planning stage are a Special Educa-\nMANY THANKS\ntion section of the school and a Cultural Center of Zuni arts.\nSt. Anthony Mission looks forward to fifty years and more in\nWe are grateful to Mr. Cahill, the teachers, aides, maintenance\nthe Zuni community. We feel it has been a dynamic force in the\nmen, cooks, Mrs. Mann, Mr. Dow and his staff for the very wonderful\ncommunity for good and with God's blessing it will continue to\nwork that has been done and to all who have helped to make this\nbe so.\nyear such a successful one.\nThe Following correspondence was received prior to the festivities\nat Zuni.\nApostolic Delegation\nPearl Bailey Productions\nUnited States of America\nNorthridge, California\nI wish to acknowledge with sincere thanks your kind letter of March\nThank you so much for your kind letter and the wonderful invitation\n21st extending a cordial invitation to attend the Dedication of the\nto attend and participate in the Jubilee to be held on May 28th\nOld Mission Church of Zuni on Monday, May 29th.\nand 29th.\nIt is with pleasure that I accept this gracious invitation of\nDue to my recent hospitalization it will not be possible to grant\nthe Zuni Tribe, the Franciscan Fathers and the Parishioners of\nyour request and I do hope you understand. I more than appreciate\nSt. Anthony Mission. I am truly hopeful that no unforseen circum-\nyour having thought of me and I know the event will be a most\nstance will prevent me from joining you on this festive occasion.\nsuccessful one.\nSincerely in Christ,\nGod's Blessings always and again, thank you. Continued success\nLuigi Raimondi\nin your most wonderful work.\nApostolic Delegate\nPearl Bailey\nFIRST COMMUNION CLASS April 23, 1972\nLECTORS AT FIRST COMMUNION MASS\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nCongress of the United States\nThank you on behalf of the President, for your cordial invitation\nHouse of Representatives\nfor May 29.\nWashington, D.C.\nAlthough it will not be possible for him to be with you, the\nThank you for your kind invitation to attend the dedication of the\nPresident wanted me to express his thanks for your thoughtfulness\nOld Mission Church of Zuni on May 29.\nin asking him and best wishes for a successful occasion.\nI do appreciate the invitation and I have scheduled the dedica-\nSincerely,\ntion on my calendar providing no unforeseen circumstances arise.\nDavid N. Parker\nAs you know, it is election year and things often change at the\nStaff Assistant\nlast minute. But, I do hope that I will be able to attend and you\ncan be sure that I will make every effort to do so.\nBest regards,\nArchdiocese of Santa Fe\nManuel Lujan, Jr.\nThank you for your invitation to the dedication of the Old Mission\nChurch of Zuni on May 29.\nI have put this on my calendar and look forward with pleasure\nto being with you for this happy celebration.\nST. ANTHONY COOKS NOTED FOR GOOD MEALS\nWith prayerful good wishes,\nU.S. Department of the Interior\nCHILDREN RAISE OLD GLORY\nJames P. Davis\nAlbuquerque Area Office\nArchbishop of Santa Fe\nThank you very much for your invitation to attend the dedication\nCYO HAS A BIG YEAR.\nof the Old Mission Church of Zuni, \"Our Lady of Guadalupe Church\"\nTWO NEW PROJECTS MARK JUBILEE YEAR.\nThe St. Anthony CYO sponsored two successful basketball teams.\non Monday, May 29, 1972 at 12:00 noon. If there is any possible\nIn observance of the Jubilee and as a further service to the Pueblo\nof Zuni, the Mission will open a Special Education Center at the\nThe Bravettes won several trophies but the one that brought the\nway for me to be present, I will certainly be there.\nbiggest thrill was the First Place prize in the Hawikuk Classic Tour-\nUNITED States Senate\nThe work, you, the Tribe, and the National Park Service, as\nschool for the Fall term. The Center will be directed by Mrs.\nBratthauer and will be geared for children who need special atten-\nnament.\nWashington, DC\nwell as the Bureau of Indian Affairs interest and help is what I\nThank you SO much for your kind invitation. I want you to know\nhave followed with keen interest and I agree with you that the\ntion. For the present, the new program will be in the old school.\nNo more than fifteen students can be accepted for the first year.\nThe students enjoyed many excellent films and benefited\nhow much I appreciate your contacting me.\nRestoration of the Church is indeed a historic landmark. I have\nvisited the Church several times since its restoration and can\nThe program will make it possible to give special attention to stu-\ngreatly from their shared ideas about the films.\nAlthough this is something I would like to do, another commit-\nFor the Jubilee and Dedication parade, the members are work-\nacclaim Mr. Alex Seowtewa's artistry as being of the finest.\ndents who otherwise would not receive attention that would be neces-\nment on that day makes it impossible for me to accept. I deeply\nsary.\ning on two floats. The boys are making colorful Indian arts designs\nregret that I cannot give you a favorable reply.\nSincerely yours,\nand the firls flowers for the floats. One float is the replica of the\nWalter 0. Olson\nThe Mission is also proceeding with work on the gymnasium\nOld Zuni Mission church and the other will carry the King and\nAgain, my thanks for your thoughtfulness in inviting me.\nArea Director\nbasement. The area is being excavated and a parish center will\nQueen of the celebration.\nEdward M. (Ted) Kennedy\nbe located there. Featured will be a room for the youth of the parish,\nmeeting rooms for parish groups, a Thrift Shop, an area for adult\nprojects and showers to serve the young basketball players of the\nMR. CAHILL TO LEAVE ST. ANTHONY'S SCHOOL.\narea. It is hoped that the project will be completed by the end\nIt is indeed with deep regret that Mr. Robert Cahill, principal at\nCongress of the United States\nof July.\nSt. Anthony School these past two years, will leave the school to\nHouse of Representatives\nWashington, D.C.\nU.S. Department of the Interior\nreturn to California. Under Mr. Cahill's guidance, the school has\nprogressed rapidly these past two years and now boasts of an educa-\nThank you for your recent letter extending a formal invitation for\nSouthern Pueblos Agency\nFORMER PASTORS TO ATTEND FESTIVITIES.\nme to attend the dedication of the Old Mission Church of Zuni on\nAlbuquerque, New Mexico\ntional system of a very high quality. He has brought into the school\nThank you for your invitation of March 21, 1972. My family and\nFr. Clement Durehe, O.F.M. and Fr. Bertus Grassman, O.F.M.\nmany new and advanced techniques and has won the respect of\nMonday, May 29.\nI will be most honored to attend the Dedication of the Old Mission\nof Albuquerque plan to attend the events at Zuni. Other pastors\neveryone in the local educational field. Mr. Cahill is returning to\nwho have served the Mission over the years are all deceased: Fr.\nI will be more than happy to attend the dedication ceremonies\nChurch of Zuni. We are looking forward to this historical event.\nCalifornia because of personal obligations but we hope he comes\nElmer Von Hagel, O.F.M.; Fr. Gilbert Wolf, O.F.M.; Fr. Arnold\nback to see us often.\nat noon on that day.\nHeinzmann, O.F M., and Fr. Anthony Kroger, O.F M. It was Father\nAgain, thank you for the invitation and I look forward to seeing\nSincerely yours,\nAnthony who began the work here at Zuni in 1922.\nNo successor to Mr. Cahill has as yet been named.\nJerry Tuttle\nyou in Zuni on May 29th.\nHarold Runnels\nChief, Division of Community Services\nNOTED EDUCATOR JOINS ST. ANTHONY STAFF FOR FALL TERM.\nU.S. Department of the Interior\nRoman Catholic Church of Phoenix\nIt is with great pride that St. Anthony School announces that Sister M. Julitta, presently professor\nBureau of Indian Affairs\nof Education and Chairman of the Reading Department of Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee,\nWashington, D.C.\nI thank you for inviting me to be with you on the happy occasion\nWisconsin, will join its faculty in September of this year. Sister Julitta will direct the Remmedial\nof the rededication of the old Mission church of Zuni.\nReading Program and Resource Center for the school.\nThank you for your kind invitation for me to attend the dedication\nI would very much like to be present, but I am scheduled to\nSister Julitta is widely recognized as an outstanding educator. She is known as a pioneer\nof the Old Mission Church of Zuni on May 29th. I regret to say\nordain our dicesan deacons that morninghere in Phoenix and so\nin Remedial Reading Programs and has worked with seven thousand children and more than\nthat due to other previously scheduled committments, I will be\ncannot have the pleasure. I do want to offer you my congratulations.\nthirteen hundred adults in her programs. In the process she has built a graduate program in\nunable to join you for this historical event.\nDevotedly yours in Christ,\nreading which has awarded Masters degrees to more than two hundred students since 1958.\nEdward A. McCarthy\nBishop of Phoenix\nSister Julitta obtained her B.S. degree in Education from Cardinal Stritch College, her M.A.\nPlease extend my regrets and best wishes to the Zuni Tribe,\nGovernor Lewis and his Council, the Franciscan fathers and\ndegree from De Paul University in Chicago and has done graduate study at Marquette University.\nShe has written over twenty articles for educational magazines dealing with Remedial Reading\nParishioners of Anthony Mission. I am sorry that I must miss\nand is listed in the Personalities of the West and Midwest in 1969 and 1970 and in Outstanding\nsuch a memorable occasion. I'm very sorry about this because\nEducators of America in 1970 and 1971.\nI had hoped to be there.\nSincerely,\nLouis R. Bruce\nWe are very pleased that Sister has decided to come to Zuni. We know that the children\nCommissioner\nSister Julitta, O.S.F\nof the school will benefit greatly from her vast experience and knowledge.\nU.S. Department of the Interior\nST. ANTHONY SCHOOL BEGINS 50th YEAR.\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA,\nOffice of the Secretary\nSt. Anthony School begins its 50th year in September. Over these\nWashington, D.C.\nmany years numerous students have graduated from the school\nThe University of North Dakota, sponsors of our Follow-\nThank you for your very kind invitation to Secretary Morton to\nand have gone on to some very fine positions in life. Many of St.\nThrough Program, have many nice things to say about our Kinder-\nattend the Dedication of the Old Mission Church of Zuni on May\nAnthony graduates are now employed by the Zuni Tribe and are\ngarten and First Grade Programs. Dr. Brekke has been very\n29 at 12:00 noon in Zuni, New Mexico. The Secretary will be unable\nworking to better the community. To all those who have attended\npleased with the work of Sister Marie Luisa and Miss Kalkman\nto attend the Dedication at that time as he is previously committed.\nSt. Anthony School, we are proud to have been a part of your educa-\nand their professional abilities.\nYour restoration of the Old Mission is commendable. Best\ntion.\nMrs. Bratthauer has been a welcome addition to our staff. She\nwishes to you, Governor Lewis and the Zuni people for a successful\nhas been doing work in Remedial and Corrective Reading. We are\nState of New Mexico\nand happy dedication day. Perhaps it will be possible for the Secret-\nThere has been much activity around the school recently.\nindeed very grateful to her for her fine accomplishments.\nOffice of the Governor\nary to visit your Mission some day and meet you. He has had the\nTeachers, students and parents are deeply involved in working for\nThe good Sisters and our lay teachers have been extemely pleas-\nSanta Fe\npleasure of meeting Governor Lewis, Mrs. Lewis and officers of\na successful Jubilee and Dedication Program. The interest and\nant, efficient and conscientious this past year and certainly reflect\nthe Zuni Tribal Council when they were here in Washington and\ncooperation of all is magnificent.\ngreat credit to the Mission. We are proud of everyone of them.\nThank you for your letter of invitation dated March 20, 1972.\nenjoyed them and hearing of the progress being made by the Zuni\n\"Ben and Contessa\", German shepherds, are proud parents of\nTribe.\nI regret that I will be unable to accept your kind invitation\nThirty-nine children and Mrs. Daisy Panteah all made their First\neight little German shepherds. They are the guardians of the school\ndue to a prior commitment. However, I want to take this opportunity\nSincerely,\nCommunion on April 23rd. Mrs. Panteah is seventy-six years old.\nand take their job quite seriously.\nto thank you for thinking of me and to wish you success with the\nWilma L. Victor\nIt was indeed a great and memorable day for all of us.\nOur two buffalo, Home and Omer, have been a great attraction\nscheduled event. Best of luck and again thank you.\nSpecial Assistant to the\nto the students. They have been visited by students of other Zuni\nSecretary of the Interior\nschools and have been good hosts.\nEleven children received the Sacrament of Baptism on April\n26th.\nOld Glory proudly flies overhead. We now have a flagpole in\nthe schoolyard.\nNew swings and \"Bouncing Porkies\" for the little children and\nbasketball courts for the upper grades have been added to our playg-\nround equipment. Another merry-go-roung will also be installed\nby Mr. Mann and his crew.\nDepartment of Development\nMr. Pugliese, eighth grade teacher, has become a full-fledged\nState of New Mexico\nNational PARK Service\ncowboy. He recently bought a horse and saddle. However, it's\nSanta Fe, New Mexico\nWashington, D.C.\nrumored that the horse likes the wide open spaces and plays\n\"Hookie\" even more than Mr. Pugliese's students!\nThank you very much for your kind invitation to attend the Dedica-\nMiss Joanne Metzler, seventh grade teacher, is ready for\ntion of the Old Mission Church of Zuni (Our Lady of Guadalupe\nsummer camping. She now has a four wheel drive to conquer the\nChurch) and the activities following the ceremonies on May 29.\nAt this writing I am not sure that I will be able to be with\nrough terrain. And it's bright red, too!\nHOMER AND OMER\nyou but if I cannot, I will send a representative of the Department\nUnfortunately, I am scheduled to be on a field trip at that time\nof Development to be present at the festivities.\nMr. Cahill, who will be leaving the school at the end of the\nwhich will prevent my being in New Mexico.\nterm, wishes to thank all teachers and Mission employees for atheir\nA HEARTY WELCOME.\nThank you very much for thinking of me and we wish you every\nwonderful support during the past two years.\nWith warmest regards and best wishes for a successful dedica-\nsuccess in this important event. If our Department can be of any\nThe Zuni Governor, Council, Community and the Staff at St. Anthony\ntion day, I am.\nservice please let us know.\nMission extend to all of their guests and visitors a hearty welcome\nOur kindergarten room is back in full operation and as nice\non the occasion of the 50th Jubilee and Dedication of the Old Mission.\nSincerely yours,\nas ever. Doty Construction Co. of Gallup did a fine job of repairing\nWe are so very pleased that you were able to be with us on these\nSincerely,\nthe room.\nhappy occasions.\nGeourge B. Hartzog, Jr.\nWilliam C. Simms\nDirector\nDirector\nRoad Signs - There are new road signs on both ends of the Pueblo\nto direct visitors to the Mission.\nNew Apartments - The new apartments are already in use. This\nwill give us some breathing-space for a while. Mr. Mann has his\ncrew landscaping the area.\nChapel Equipment - New seating facilities to assist with the new\nforms of Liturgy have been put into the school chapel. This should\nhelp to make the Liturgy more meaningful.\nITEMS OF INTEREST\nThe Parish Council has been meeting regularly especially during\nthe preparation period for the Jubilee and Dedication. After the\nJubilee they will meet to discuss other items and new plans for\nthe Mission during the ensuing months.\nMr. Seowtewa continues his work at the Old Mission with the murals\nrelating to Zuni Tradition. Tourists are loud with their praise for\nthis very exceptional art work that he is doing on the Old Mission\nwalls,\nMR. AND MRS. LEONARD MANN KEEP THE CAMPUS GREEN\nTourists are expected in larger numbers this year than ever before.\nAND BEAUTIFUL YEAR+ROUND.\nThe number of visitors coming to the Mission has increased by\nThe landscaping program under Mr. Mann's direction and supervi-\nleaps and bounds over the past two years. Tours are conducted\nsion has been progressing well. Each year the campus becomes\nby Mrs. Mann Daily Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to\n4:00 P.M.\nmore beautiful with additions of new trees and shrubs. Recently,\nseveral new Colorado Spruce were planted and several varities\nof bushes. The green grass and many trees are indeed an inspiration\nThe Cursillo and Search Movements have been moving ahead and\nto the community and to the many visitors who come to Zuni.\nseveral new members have joined both groups. Both movements\ncontinue to be strong in the Zuni Puelbo.\nLOTS OF NEW THINGS AROUND\nOLD MISSION REREDOS - The Reredos for the altar at the Old\n\"Old Zuni Mission\" has continued to be a popular booklet on the\nMission has been installed. Mr. Philip Leone of Acoma did the carv-\nhistory of the Old Mission. The booklets may be obtained at the\nings and did a very fine job. We are very grateful to him.\nrectory.\nConvent - After a severe windstorm several weeks ago It was neces-\nsary to reroof the convent. Mr. Doty and his crew have installed\nThe Archeological Report on the findings during the Old Mission\na roof that should last for a long, long time.\nexcavations is now ready for distribution. The report has been very\nwell written by Mr. Louis R. Daywood, chife archeologist, on the\nPlayground Equipment - The children in the Follow Through Prog-\nproject and presents some very fine historical data.\nram will enjoy all the new playground equipment. The older children\nwill give the new basketball goals a lot of use.\nSUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED.\nIt has been announced that St. Anthony's will sponsor a Summer\nSchool Program this year beginning on June 19th and lasting for\nfive weeks. The program is open to all children of the Pueblo and\nwill feature Arts and Crafts, Music, Field Trisp, the opportunity\nfor First Communion for children who wish to do so and a variety\nof other activities. Directing the Summer School will be Miss Joanne\nMetzler who will be assisted by Mr. Joe Pugliese, Miss Amelia\nKalkman and Mrs. Regina Dow. The Summer School Program is\na big helop to the children during the summer months providing\nthem with a light program as well as recreational activities. It\nis also hoped that it will be possible to have a swimming program\nwith the Summer School.\nNEW TEACHERS NAMED.\nWord has been received that Miss Barbara Hansen of Rudolph,\nWisconsin, will join the staff at St. Anthony School for the Fall\nterm. Miss Hansen is well experienced in primary work and we\nare very pleased to have her with us.\nAlso coming to St. Anthony's will be Sister Rosarie who taught\nhere a few years ago. we welcome you, Sister. Mrs. Bratthauer\nwill direct the Special Education Center and Sister Julitta will direct\nthe Resource Center and Remedial Reading Programs.\nWe are SO pleased that teachers of such a high quality are joining\nUS at St. Anthony's.\nSeptember 12, 1973\nDear Mr. Wing:\nThe President has asked me to thank you for your\nletter of August 28.\nSecretary Morton has just about finished his search\nfor a Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the\nPresident hopes very shortly to nominate an out-\nstanding person for that position. We appreciate\nyour recommendation of Mr. Relfel and will pass\nthat on to Secretary Morton.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Albert Wing\nTribal Chairman\nUte Mountain Tribe\nTowace, Colorado 81334\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nSEP 17 1973\nFred Cloud, Chairman\nJoint Action Committee for the Decade\nfor Action to Combat Racism and Racial\nDiscrimination\nPost Office Box 916\nNashville, Tennessee 37202\nDear Mr. Cloud:\nThis is in response to your letter of July 23,\n1973, addressed to Mr. Leonard Garment which was\nreferred to this Department for response. I apologize\nfor the delay in responding.\nWe have read with interest the resolutions\nenclosed in your letter and have obtained a copy of\nH.J. 688 which was introduced by Representative\nRichard Fulton of Tennessee on July 26, 1973. We\nwill render appropriate comment on Mr. Fulton's\nresolution when the Committee on the Judiciary, to\nwhich the resolution was referred, considers it and\nrequests our views.\nYour interest and concern are appreciated.\nSincerely,\nFORD is LIBRARY SERALD\nK. WILLIAM O'CONNOR\nDeputy Assistant Attorney General\nCivil Rights Division\nCC: Brad Patterson\nSEP 17 1973\nMr. Warren E. Hewitt\nOfficer in Charge\nLegal and Human Rights\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. c. 20520\nDear Mr. Hewitt:\nThis is in reply to your recent letter requesting\nthis Office's comment regarding the Draft Programme for\na Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimi-\nnation of the United Nations.\nThe lofty objectives of the Draft Programme appear\nto be both worthwhile and consistent with our domestic\nprogram for securing equality of human rights.\nI would, however, raise two minor, technical\npoints. First, although the Draft refers to equal rights\nfor men and women in paragraph 1, the elimination of\ndiscrimination based on sex is not, perhaps inadvertently,\nincluded among the goals and objectives of the Decade\nwhich are stated in paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Draft.\nSecond, although I do not have readily available copies\nof the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 5\nof the International Convention on the Elimination of All\nForms of Racial Discrimination referred to by paragraph\n12(a) (ii) of the Draft, the declaration in the Draft of\n\"all dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority\ncc: Brad Patterson\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nand hatred\" as an offense punishable by law appears on\nits face to be inconsistent with the concept of freedom\nof speech and of the press as embodied in the First\nAmendment to the United States Constitution. While the\nconcept and dissemination of racially oriented notions\nof hatred and superiority are personally repugnant to\nme, I feel that the First Amendment potential conflict\nshould be brought to your attention.\nIf this Division can be of assistance to you in\nthis regard either by suggesting sources concerning\nsteps taken and progress made in the United States in\nthis field or otherwise, please feel free to ask.\nSincerely,\nK. WILLIAM O'CONNOR\nDeputy Assistant Attorney General\nCivil Rights Division\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nOctober 3, 1973\nDear Chairman Hamilton:\nThe President has asked me to thank you for your letter\nof September 26 about the land and water conservation\nmatter. I am not exactly clear on the specifics to which\nyou refer, but I am today asking Mr. Marvin Franklin to\nlook into the question you have raised, with the Department\nof Agriculture if necessary, and to respond to you directly.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nChairman Clarence Hamilton\nHopi Tribal Council\nPost Office Box 123\nOralbi, Arizona 86039\nFORD & LIBRARY 07V839\nbec: Marvin Franklin for further response\nOctober 5, 1973\nDear Mr. Krause:\nThank you for your note of October 2.\nWhatever next steps may be contemplated in any reorganization of\nthe Bureau of Indian Affairs are being deferred pending two things:\n(a) the advent of the new Commissioner of Indian Affairs and (b)\nconsultation with Indian leaders themselves.\nAs the latest AIPA press releases (which I assume you see) indicate,\nthere are many ideas in the wind, but what I said above still holds.\nWhat might be particularly useful to us would be to have your own\nviews about the future of BIA. You are anxious to see it reorganized;\nin what way? We would welcome your ideas.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Gerald Krause\nCouncil on Ministries\nWisconsin Conference\n325 Emerald Terrace\nFORD LIBRARY : GIVE\nSun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590\nCOUNCIL ON MINISTRIES\nwisconsin conference\n325 EMERALD TERRACE\nSUN PRAIRIE, WIS,\n608-837-7328\n53590\nOctober 2, 1973\nMr. Brad Patterson\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nDear Mr. Patterson:\nI am writing today on behalf of native American people in Wisconsin. I am the\nchairperson of the Wisconsin Council of Churches Indian Program.\nI would like to encourage you to push for the reorganization of the Bureau of\nIndian Affairs as soon as possible. It is important that native American leaders\nbe included on the committee to plan for the reorganization.\nI would be really pleased to hear from you conceming the next steps planned\nby the administration in this regard. Thank you very much.\nSincerely,\nMerald Krause\nGerald Krause (lm)\nGERALD\nFORD LIBRARY is\nGK:1m\nT. GORDON AMPHLETT COUNCIL DIRECTOR\nHIGHER EDUCATION AND MINISTRY\nthe united methodist church\nMILTON W. GIESE : DISCIPLESHIP\nGERALD A. KRAUSE : GLOBAL MINISTRY\nMARVIN A. SCHILLING : CHURCH AND SOCIETY\nWAYNE D. HELMRICH : SERVICE DEPARTMENT\nJune 19, 1973\nDear Mr. Lattergrass:\nAnne Armstrong has asked me to thank you for\nyour note of the 12th and for telling us of your\ninterest in employment in BIA.\nWe will inform Marvin Franklin personally of\nyour interest, since he and Secretary Morton are\nmaking these decisions as they reshape BLA.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Robert D. Lattergress\nBox 537\nBelcourt, North Dakota 58316\nFile to Marvin Franklin\nOctober 17, 1973\nDear Bob:\nMrs. Patterson and I want to thank you and your colleagues on\nthe Intertribal Council for the gift of sketches and drawings by\nWillard Stone. We really feel that they were given to me in my\nofficial capacity, and we plan to handle them and display them\nthat way.\nI would appreciate it if you could put your hands on some bio-\ngraphical material about Willard Stone; I would like to know more\nabout him and his talented work.\nGlad the meeting with the First Lady came off so well.\nWith cordial regards to you and Bill.\nSincerely,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. B. Bob Stopp\nPresident\nThe Inter-Tribal Council\nof the Five Civilized Tribes\nBox 119\nFORD LIBRARY is QERALD\nTahlequah, Oklahoma 74464\nOctober 12, 1973\nDear Mr. Moore:\nMr. Garment has asked me to thank you for your note of\nOctober 2, and to respond on his behalf.\nThe second meeting with the Oglala Sioux Indian group is still\nunder discussion with them; the first one occurred May 17-18.\nMr. Ramon Roubideaux of Rapid City sent us a letter of June 9,\noutlining some of the Indian positions but there have been no\nfurther meetings since May 17-18.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Judson W. Moore, Jr.\nBarrington College\nBarrington, Rhode Island 02806\nSERALD ? FORD\nJUDSON W. MOORE, JR.\nBARRINGTON COLLEGE\nBARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND 02806\nOctober 2, 1973\nTO: Mr. Leonard Garment\nRE: Response from meetings with the Indians of the\nTeton Sioux.\nDear Sir:\nI received a letter from Mr. Melvin Laird\nand a copy of another letter the White House sent\nto the Teton Sioux about the results that the five\nWhite House Representatives had with theiFndians.\nSince the response to the Teton Sioux is\nsigned by you, and you stated that another meeting\nmight be desirable. You also asked the Indians\ninvolved to please respond in writing.\nIf these are a matter of public record, would\nyour staff please send me a copy af any other meetings\nthe representatives had?\nAny help you can give me will be most greatly\nappreciated.\nSincerely,\nJohson w.more.J. W.\nGERALD R. FORD\nNovember 12, 1973\nDear Miss Morris:\nAfter our talk at Tulsa, I checked with the Customs people here in\nTreasury.\nThey have sent me, for you, the attached booklet, which I enclose. As\nfar as I can read it, there is no such thing as a general \"import license\"\nwhich is required -- only perhaps some special licenses under some of\nthe special laws discussed on pages 51-68 of the booklet.\nI do not believe that there is any general waiver of customs duties, even\nfor a government-aided, non-profit group like yourselves. However,\nto be sure, you can get directly in touch with the District Customs Officer\nin Great Falls: Mr. W. H. Carpenter, at 215 1st Avenue, 59403. If you\nwrite him, try to be very precise and specific as to what articles you\nplan to import.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMiss Marirose Morris\nNorthern Plains Indian\nCrafts Association\ni\nFORE\nFederal Building, Room 1017\nBillings, Montana 59101\nGERALD\nattachment\nsb18-hs1\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n184 8592 Marra\nWASHINGTON\nimpact licuise\nfoice non- - profit\nIndia art r webt\nshop\nGERALD R. FORD\n8-406-245\n<<<<\nEXT 6486\nMarirase Marris\nnorthern Plains Indian\nCrafts association\nFed Bldy Pm 1017\nBillings, Mont 59101\nCycho s/ Sr Hay\nTextiles? ?\n/ sabjal to presta retructous\nFORD\n&\nGERALD\nNovember 29, 1973\nDear Mr. Morris:\nThis is in response to your November 8, 1973, letter concerning\nthe case entitled Jessie Short, et al. V. United States and the\nHoopa Valley Tribe, No. 102-63, United States Court of Claims\n(October 17, 1973).\nI have been informed by attorneys for the Department of the\nInterior and attorneys for the Hoopa Valley tribe that each will\nseek a review of the decision by the United States Supreme Court.\nUntil the final outcome of that attempt, I believe it to be premature\nto ask the Department of the Interior to take any other action at\nthis time.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Allan Morris\nKlamath River-Yurok\nIndian Tribe\n1719 California Street\nSERALD R. LIBERTY FORD\nMt. View, California 94040\nbcc: Jim Clear\nDRAFT:JJClear pas ; 1/26/73/\nMr. Allan Morris\nDirector of Research and Investigation\nKlamath River - - Yurok Indian Tribe of Californ ia\n1719 California Street\nMountain View, California 94040\nDear Mr. Morris:\nThis is in response to your November 8, 1973, letter concerning\nthe case entitled Jessie Short, et al. V. United States and the\nHoopa Valley Tribe, No. 102-63, United States Court of Claims\n(October 17, 1973).\nI have been informed by attorneys for the Department of the\nInterior and attorneys for the Hoopa Valley tribe that each\nwill seek a review of the decision by the United States Supreme\nATTEMAT\nCourt. Until the final outcome of that decision, I believe it\nto be premature to ask the Department of the Interior to take\nother\nat this time.\nany ^ action to recognize the claims of the petitioners in the case.\nIf the appeals to the Supreme Court are unsuccessful all persons\nare\nwho subsequently found to be entitled to a share in the assets\nof the Hoopa Valley Reservation will be compensated by the\nFederal Government for the monies each would have received\nFORD is LIBRARY 038410\nhad his rights been recognized previously.\nSincerely yours,\nBradley, H Patterson &\nAssistant to the President\n[BCC Jim Clear ]\nCopy to:\nGrogh keep the deaft is then file\nR\n11/12/70\nH.D. \"Timm\" Williams, Attorney-in-fact\nKlamath River-Yurok\nDorothy Haberman, Secretary-Treasurer\nJessie Short, Attorney-in-fact\nAllan Morris\nJimmie James, Attorney-in-fact\nIndian Tribe\nDirector of Research and Investigation\nof California\n1719 California Street\nMt. View, Calif. 94040\nNovember 8, 1973\nThe Honorable Richard M. Nixon\nPresident of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nc/s2A\nPERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL\nRe: The Klamath River-Yurok Indian tribe of the Hoopa Valley Indian\nReservation, California.\nDear President Nixon;\nIn reference to my 10 page letter of January 1, 1973, which was ig-\nnored by your office, please be advised that on October 17, 1973,\nthe seven judges of the United States Court of Claims rendered a unan-\nimous decision upholding our claim that the Secretary of the Inter-\nior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have illegally deprived our Kla-\nmath River-Yurok Indian people of their legal rights as members of\nthe Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation since 1950. Please refer to the\nOctober 17, 1973, decision in the case of JESSIE SHORT, et al.vs.\nTHE UNITED STATES, No. 102-63, in the United States Court of Claims.\nThe decision of the court supports the charges and information which\nI have been regularly transmitting to the various Presidents, Sec-\nretaries of the Interior, and Commissioners of Indian Affairs since\n1956, when we first discovered that the Secretary of the Interior\nhad deprived our Yurok people of their legal rights as members of the\nHoopa Valley Indian Reservation.\nThroughout the past seventeen and a half years, in an unscrupulous\neffort to sustain the illegal action, the federal government has\nGERALD R. FORD\nspent many thousands of dollars to not only prevent us from regain\ning our rights but also TO PREVENT OUR ACCESS TO A COURT OF LAW.\nThroughout the years, officials of the Department of the Interior,\nMailing Addresses: Rt. 1, Box197, Eureka, Calif. 95501 or P.O. Box 624, Fairfax, Calif. 94930\npage 2 - President Nixon 11-8-73\nincluding a Deputy Solicitor, and officials of the Bureau of Indian\nAffairs, resorted to deliberate and malicious falsehoods, distortions\nof facts, and innuendoes, in an effort to discredit our claim that\nthe Yuroks were victims of illegal actions by officials of the fed-\neral government. This vicious propaganda campaign has continued up\nto the present time. Potential supporters of the Yuroks have been\nrepeatedly told that the Yuroks sold their lands and are now trying\nto take the land of the Hoopa tribe\nALTHOUGH THE FEDERAL OFFI-\nCIALS AND OTHERS WHO SPEW FORTH SUCH LIES KNOW THAT THE LANDS IN-\nVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE ARE THE UNALLOTTED RESERVATION LANDS OF THE\nHOOPA VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION AND NOT TRIBAL LANDS.\nExcept for the courage and integrity of the four newsmen named be-\nlow, the malicious propaganda campaign of the Interior Department\nand the Bureau of Indian Affairs would have succeeded in suppressing\nalmost all news of their campaign of persecution and discrimination\nagainst our poor Yurok people:\nMR. NEWTON STEWARD, of KIEM-TV, Eureka, California\nMR. WALLY LEE, former managing editor of the Eureka Independent\nnewspaper, and now a columnist with the Times-Standard news-\npaper, Eureka, California.\nFORD\n&\nMR. COLAN HENNINGER, former managing editor of the Crescent\nCity American Newspaper.\nMR. GUY WRIGHT, a columnist with the San Francisco Examiner,\nMany years ago, while other \"newsmen\" were being intimidated by the\npropaganda campaign of the Interior Department and the Bureau of In-\ndian Affairs, these four courageous newsmen took the time to invest-\nigate our claims and then reported our story. We shall always be\ngrateful to them. As you know, in the absence of such unbiased re-\nporting, injustice flourishes.\nOur claim that the Yuroks are legally members of the Hoopa Valley\nIndian Reservation was upheld by the California State Courts in 1966,\nand by Court of Claims Commissioner David Schwartz in his opinion\npage 3 - President Nixon 11-8-73\nof May 22, 1972. When this information was brought to his attention,\nMARVIN L. FRANKLIN, Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior, wrote\nto me on May 22, 1973, the anniversary of Commissioner Schwartz's\nopinion, and arrogantly stated that \"Nothing has happened since the\ninstitution of that litigation (the Jessie Short, et al. case) in\n1963, including the report of Court of Claims Commissioner, David\nSchwartz, which convinces us that the claims of the plaintiff's (the\nYuroks) are valid.\" On October 17, 1973, the judges of the Court\nof Claims unanimously upheld our claim that the Secretary of the In-\nterior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have illegally deprived our\nYurok people of their legal rights as members of the Hoopa Valley\nIndian Reservation since 1950. Our attorney is of the opinion that\n\"it is reasonable to assume\" that the Secretary of the Interior will\nnow restore the reservation rights of the Yuroks. Considering the\nunscrupulous, unethical, and illegal actions and tactics of officials\nof the Interior Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs since 1950,\nand considering the Interior Department's closed-mind attitude as\nexemplified in Mr. Franklin's letter of May 22, 1973, it is obvious\nthat we are not dealing with reasonable persons. I believe that \"it\nis reasonable to assume\" that the Secretary of the Interior will be\nreluctant to recognize and accept the unanimous ruling of the Court\nof Claims that the Yuroks are legally members of the Hoopa Valley In-\ndian Reservation.\nTherefore, based on the October 17, 1973, decision of the United States\nCourt of Claims, and as a duly authorized spokesman since 1956, for\nthe members of the Klamath River-Yurok tribe who are the plaintiffs\nin the case, I respectfully request that you immediately order the\nSecretary of the Interior and leading officials of the Bureau of In-\ndian Affairs to take the following listed actions to correct some of\nthe injustices which have been inflicted on the Yuroks since 1950.\n1. Immediately restore the illegally divided Hoopa Valley In-\ndian Reservation and extension to its original status as\n\"a single, enlarged, integrated reservation\".\n2. Restore and officially recognize the rights of individual\nKlamath River-Yurok Indian people as members of the Hoopa\nValley Indian Reservation, which includes both the Square\nand the extension, as soon as the Court of Claims \"quali-\nfies\" each individual Yurok claimant in the \"Jessie Short\net al\" case.\npage 4 - President Nixon 11-8-73\nThese rights must be \"equal to those of the Indians of the\nSquare, the Hoopa Valley Tribe or any other Indians on the\nreservation\" and must include the right \"to share in the\nincome from the entire reservation, including the Square,\nequally with all other such Indians, including the Indians\nof the Square\". (Refer to page no. 105 of the October 17,\n1973, Court of Claims decision.) These rights must also\ninclude the right to participate in the administration of\nthe entire reservation, including the Square, equally with\n\"the Indians of the Square, the Hoopa Valley Tribe or any\nother Indians on the reservation\".\n3. Immediately revoke the jurisdiction of the \"Hoopa Valley\nTribe\" and its \"Business Council\" over the Hoopa Valley In-\ndian Reservation, its lands, and its assets.\n4. Immediately revoke the constitution and by-laws of the\n\"Hoopa Valley Tribe\", which claims for that tribe sole jur-\nisdiction over the reservation and its assets.\n5. Immediately revoke the authority of the \"Hoopa Business\nCouncil\" as the governing body for the reservation.\n6. Assist the Klamath River-Yurok Tribe, the Hoopa Tribe, and\nany other Indians belonging to the reservation to form a\nRESERVATION COUNCIL made up of elected representatives from\nall parts of the reservation, which includes the Square and\nits extension.\n7. Immediately abolish the \"official roll of the Hoopa Valley\nTribe\" as the roll of persons belonging to the reservation,\nand replace it with a RESERVATION roll of all persons be-\nlonging to the reservation, which includes both the Square\nand its extension.\n8. Immediately revoke all contracts and agreements pertaining\nto the resources, unallotted lands and assets of the Hoopa\nValley Indian Reservation which were entered into by the\n\"Hoopa Valley Tribe\" and its \"Business Council\".\n9. Immediately take action to ensure that all remaining unal-\nlotted lands, resources, and assets of the Hoopa Valley In-\ndian Reservation are held intact, pending the formation of\na RESERVATION COUNCIL. (See #6 above)\n10. Immediately suspend all further disbursement of \"per-capita\npayments\" to the \"Hoopa Valley Tribe\", pending the restora-\ntion of the reservation rights of the Yuroks, and pending\npayment of compensation to the Yuroks for the financial loss-\nes they have suffered as a result of the illegal action of\nthe Secretary of the Interior which divided their reservation\ninto \"two reservations\" without their knowledge or consent,\nand pending the formation of a reservation council.\nWe will not ask that payments be suspended until we are\npage 5 - President Nixon 11-8-73\ncompensated for the abuses, hardships, misery and suffering\nwe have endured as a result of the malicious and illegal\nactions of the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of\nIndian Affairs. The United States Treasury doesn't have\nenough money to compensate us for what those actions have\ncost us.\nThe above listed demands may seem to be somewhat harsh. If you will\nconsider the suffering that has been imposed upon our Yurok people\nfor the past seventeen and a half years as a result of the deliberate\nand illegal actions of the Interior Department, and the Bureau of In-\ndian Affairs, and the indifference of uncaring Presidents and members\nof Congress, our demands will seem minor by comparison. Also the ac -\ntions called for in the above listed demands should have automatically\nresulted from the unanimous decision of the Court of Claims.\nThe officials responsible for the crimes committed against our poor,\ndefenseless, gentle Yurok people should be discharged from the govern-\nment service. Also, our representatives in Congress should be com-\npelled to explain why they ignored our repeated pleas for assistance\nduring the past seventeen and a half years. THE QUESTION OF WHY THEY\nFAILED TO ACT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.\nPresident Nixon, in 1956, Dorothy Haberman and I, commenced the action\nwhich finally resulted in the October 17, 1973, decision, seventeen\nand a half years later. As a man who also refuses to quit in the face\nof overwhelming odds, I am sure that you can appreciate our feelings\nin this matter. Although we have won every court battle with the In-\nterior Department, the B.I.A., and their stooges, it is very possible\nthat the Secretary of the Interior will continue to refuse to restore\nthe reservation rights of our Yurok people and will also refuse to\nabolish the Hoopa Business Council as the governing body of the Hoopa\nValley Indian Reservation. The United States Government is responsible\nfor this intolerable situation. Therefore, I respectfully request that\nyou take immediate action to cause the Secretary of the Interior to\ncomply with the above listed demands and the October 17, 1973, Court\nof Claims decision in the case of \"Jessie Short et al, vs. the United\nStates\".\nWE AWAIT YOUR DECISION.\nSincerely,\nAllan Morris Women\nMr. Allan Morris\nMOUNTAIN\nSTATE\nUS.,POSTABLE\nKlamath River-Yurok\nE532\nIndian Tribe\nENTRER\nof California\n1719 California St.\nMountain View, Calif. 94040\nW.W.\nSecurity\nc/12A\nPrograms By\nRETURN RECEIPT\nDate\nNOV 121973\nREQUESTED\nCERTIFIED\nThe Honorable Richard M. Nixon\nNo.830503\nPresident of the United States\nMAIL\nThe White House\nPERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL\nWashington, D.C.\nDecember 3, 1973\nDear Mr. Helseth:\nResponding to your letters to the President and myself, I am told\nno final decision has yet been made about the future of Intermountain\nSchool but if one is to be made it is being left to the review of the\nnewly-sworn-in Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Morris Thompson.\nWe here all have a great confidence in Morrie's judgment and\nexperience and know that he is very sensitive to the needs and advice\nof Indian people themselves. I am, therefore, sending him your\nletters so he can have the benefit of your views before he takes any\nfinal action.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Charles W. Helseth\nProgram Officer\nUnited Southeastern Tribes, Inc.\n1970 Main Street\nFORD LIBRARY is OERALD\nWood Building\nSarasota, Florida 33577\nbcc: Morris Thompson\nTRIBES,\nINC.\n6961\nSOUTHEASTERN\nUNITED SOUTHEASTERN TRIBES, iNC.\nSENECA\nEstablished\nCHOCTAW\n1970 MAIN STREET, wood BUILDING SARASOTA, FLORIDA 33577 phone 813 958-2066\nFTS 813-228-7109\nCHITIMACHA\nNovember 19, 1973\nThe Honorable Richard M. Nixon\nPresident of the United States\nThe White House\nBP\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Sir:\nI am contacting you on a matter of great concern to me. The Bureau\nof Indian Affairs has declared that they will close Intermountain School for\nsure in FY-75. Mr. A. Tucker, BIA, Window Rock, Arizona Area Office, prefers\nto close the school June 30, 1974 He has submitted a report to this effect\nto the Washington office.\nThe Seminole Tribe of Florida is currently sending students to Inter-\nmountain School, This special group of children has problems that can best\nbe dealt with at Intermountain Many Indian educators and Tribal leaders\naround the country are puzzled and concerned over the rapidly developing BIA\nplan to close this large Indian education center.\nIntermountain School is the only Indian school that is willing to\naccept and is equipped to work with children who have learning disabilities,\nemotional handicaps, cultural shock problems, and language barriers. Other\nIndian schools are moving toward a more general educational program. Indian\nreservations are faced with a spiraling drop-out rate that is now above 70%.\nMost of these children need the special services that can be developed at\nIntermountain School.\nThe BIA operates a number of schools known as Off Reservation Boarding\nHigh Schools. I have visited many of these schools. Their school plants are\nin deplorable condition. Some are even conducting school in condemned facilities.\nIntermountain Indian School is located in Brigham City, Utah. This is\nthe very heart of the big mountain country The great sprawling campus has\ngreen rolling lawns sprinkled with large trees. The Willard Peak towers 10,000\nfeet above the campus. In this outstanding mountain setting is Intermountain\nSchool. The school has 29 recently remodeled and refurnished dormitories. There\nare modern classrooms, language and science laboratories, reading center, large\nlibrary, campus shops, indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, extensive\nvocational-education shops, two gymnasiums, a large indoor swimming pool, an\ninstructional media production center, a recently remodeled dining room-kitchen,\nsmall theater for school dramas, a large 1,500 seat modern auditorium, and an\nall weather rubberized tract for field events Blending with the mountain setting,\nthe entire campus is of red brick construction in an excellent state of repair\nThe current appraised value of the school is $45,000,000.00.\nBERALD R. FORD\nWRITE HOUSE\nMAIL ROOM\n1973 DEC 1 PM 12 14\nPresident Richard M. Nixon\nPage 2\nNovember 19, 1973\nThe U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Division, maintains a 20 bed\nhospital for the vast campus. Within the hospital is a dental clinic, speech\nand hearing clinic, and mental health unit. A complete alcohol and drug\neducation and treatment program is in operation.\nThe National Indian Training Center and the National Indian Police Academy\nis located on campus. There are seven large universities within 70 miles of\nthe school, the closest within 15 miles of the campus center.\nThe BIA has just recently completed an extensive remodeling program on\nthe school plant The cost for this project was $2,500,000.00. Over the last\nfive years the government has poured millions of 89-10 Title I dollars into\nthe school for special equipment and programs. In FY-75 the BIA with their\nwonderful long-range planning ability, plan to close the school. The taxpayers\npay and pay--and once more Indian children must suffer a great loss.\nI and many others have looked into this situation in depth. I have met\nwith Intermountain's students, teachers, and school board members over the last\nseveral years. We can find no valid reason for their decision to close the\nschool.\nIn past years Intermountain School has been the home away from home for\nsome 2,000 Navajo students. Each year the school has graduated 300-400 students\nwho will go out in the world as contributors to America, and the Navajo Indian\nNation. A number have moved on to higher education and many with vocational\nskills gained at Intermountain School are filling productive roles around\nthe country.\nI believe everyone concerned fully understands the desire of the Navajo\npeople to fill these classrooms on the reservation; I agree with this fully.\nHowever, what about the thousands of Indian children from other tribes across\nthis land? Who shall meet their needs? What of our 70% drop-out rate? Can\nwe find a way to develop Intermountain School's facilities and program to meet\nthe needs of these children? I believe we can! Let's not leave those class-\nrooms idle to only collect dust and to crumble away into memories.\nIntermountain School is the most outstanding Indian education institution\nin this country. I challenge the BIA to attempt fn any way to discredit this\nstatement. Indian people need this institution as a national all-tribe school\nfor Indian children with special problems; children with problems that can best\nbe dealt with in an Indian school.\nI urge your support for this school. The people you assist will be a\nsilent non-voting group of Americans--our children. They are the heritage\nof the first Americans.\nSincerely,\nCharles W. Helseth\nProgram Officer\nCWH/gr\nUNITED SOUTHEASTERN TRIBES, INC.\nRESOLUTION NO. 73-26\nRE: Intermountain School\nWHEREAS, this Board of Directors has been informed that the Bureau of Indian\nAffairs plans to close Intermountain School, a large government\nboarding school in Brigham City, Utah, and\nWHEREAS, this decision has been based on the sole fact that the Navajo Nation,\ncurrent users of the school, no longer need the facility, and\nWHEREAS, we are urging a National Needs Assessment Survey be conducted with\ninput assured from several national Indian organizations such as:\nNational Congress of American Indians, National Tribal Chairmen's\nAssociation, and the major Inter-Tribal Councils for regional input, and\nWHEREAS, we also urge that attention be directed toward children with education\nhandicaps, emotional problems, family home situations, drop-outs,\nand cultural shock problems This is the children that our national\n70% reservation drop-out group is made up of, and\nWHEREAS, this Board would also desire that the solo-parent training and education\nneeds be considered in this survey, and\nWHEREAS, we are aware that Intermountain School's plant is in excellent state\nof repair and appraised at $45,000,000.00, we are also aware of the\nfact that BIA spent $2,500,000.00 in FY-73-74 remodeling and modernizing\nthe school, and\nWHEREAS, this Board is also informed that several million 89-10 Title I funds\nhave been spent to prepare this school to serve children with special\nproblems, and\nWHEREAS, Intermountain School has: 29 modernized dormitories, classrooms and\nextensive vocational shops, 2 gyms, indoor swimming pool, language and\nscience laboratories, remodeled dining facilities, reading center, media\nproduction center, indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, and a\nlibrary,\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Board urges that Intermountain School be\nredirected to a National All-Tribe School for students with special\nproblems, and\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a national needs assessment survey be conducted to\ndetermine all possible other uses.\nFORD\n&\nBERALD\nLIBRARY\nUSET RESOLUTION NO. 73-26\nPage 2\nCERTIFICATION\nThis is to certify that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of\nthe United Southeastern Tribes, Inc., properly convened and held in Nashville,\nTennessee, November 19-21, 1973, the above resolution was duly adopted by\na unanimous vote.\n/s/HOWARD TOMMIE\nPresident, Inter-Tribal Council\nUnited Southeastern Tribes, Inc.\nChairman, Seminole Tribe of Florida\n/s/ DEAN WILLIAMS\nSecretary, Inter-Tribal Council\nUnited Southeastern Tribes, Inc.\nPresident, Seneca Nation of Indians\n/s/ JOHN A. CROWE\nPrincipal Chief,\nEastern Band of Cherokee Indians\n/s/BUFFALO TIGER\nChairman,\nMiccosukee Tribe of Indians\n/s/LEROY BURGESS\nChairman,\nChitimacha Tribe of Louisiana\nFORD LIBRARY y DIRALD\nUNITED SOUTHEASTERN TRIBES, iNC.\n1970 MAIN STREET, WOOD BUILDING\nSARASOTA, FLORiDA 33577\nPOLICY POST) is in 29 PM NOV VICENSE dec FL\n8\n1973\nThe Honorable Richard M. Nixon\nPresident of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\n\"\nELI-030\nDecember 4, 1973\nDear Mr. Tinker:\nI am responding on behalf of the President to your letter of\nNovember 18 concerning Corps of Engineers construction on\ngas and oil lands in the Osage area.\nMy guess is that the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior\nis very much aware of your problem already, but I qm going to\nmake sure and send your letter to him promptly with a request\nthat he get in touch with you and discuss what steps can best be\ntaken.\nCordially,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Sylvester J. Tinker\nPrincipal Chief\nOsage Tribe of Indians\nFORD is LIBRARY GRRALD\nOsage Tribal Council\nPawhuska, Oklahoma 74056\nbcc: Kent Frizzell\nSYLVESTER J. TiNKER\nSEAL OF\nMEMBERS OF COUNCIL\nPRINCIPAL CHIEF\nDON H. BIG ELK\nOSAGE TRIBE OF INDIANS\nJOE COLBY\nFRANCIS DREXIL\nED RED EAGLE, SR.\nD. E. (BILL) MARTIN\nASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHIEF\nJOE REVELETTE\nDUDLEY SHANNON\nJOHN SHAW\nOSAF\nNATION\nJOHN TALLCHIEF\nOSAGE TRIBAL COUNCIL\nB.P.\nPAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA\nNovember 28, 1973\n74056\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nDear Mr. President:\nThe Osage Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma is appealing to your Office\nfor advice and intervention into a perplexing problem facing the\nTribe at this time. Very simply stated: The Corps of Engineers,\nUnited States Department of the Army, desires to cover the Osage\nReservation with lakes despite the Tribe's desire to allow the\norderly and uninterrupted production of crude oil and natural gas.\nIn this respect, a little background information is needed before\nyour Office can properly evaluate the situation. The Act of June\n28, 1906, (34 Stat. 539), as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1921\n(41 Stat. 1239), March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1478), June 24, 1938\n(52 Stat. 1034), and October 6, 1964 (78 Stat. 1008), reserves for\nthe benefit of the Osage Tribe of Indians all minerals underlying\nthe Osage Reservation (Osage County, Oklahoma) until April 8, 1983,\nand thereafter until otherwise provided by Act of Congress. The\ntribal mineral reservation comprises an area of 1,469,077.63 acres\nand overshadows all other tribal assets in the economy of the Osage\nTribe, Osage County, the State of Oklahoma, and the Nation. Since\n1901, it has produced over 1 billion barrels of oil and approxi-\nmately 782 billion cubic feet of gas.\nFORD & LIBRARY 938839\nAt the present time over 97 percent of the wells in Osage County\nare classified as stripper wells. The energy crisis coupled with\nthe increase in crude oil prices has made it very economical for\nmany previously abandoned wells to be placed on production. The\ndevelopment of additional delivery systems for natural gas has en-\ncouraged a wave of exploration in this area for shallow low-pressure gas.\nThe enclosed map shows what is happening to the Osage tribal mineral\nreserve. Keystone Reservoir (7), for which the Osage Tribe received\napproximately $27 per acre for the subordination of its minerals,\n- 251 has vexo TOG FOR WA\nLOBELARY (1)' ON -\nJONE express FED apane wang R 27 RH smill FROM\nconsulting Y me 95 STATE FOR THE everyon -\nRE * places - Sep plan on-\n- zu X 57 Disocuction* THE\nRIPM * care any Name (CA - is and THE\nM YR services PATTER IF THE AM\nWE RS Income cpfe MARS N % city GATTA DI Authorize\n303 Printed COPIC\nIF you Approved CASE I PETTERS pessorv W PTT 189 monoxy-\n- basille CORREA 899 OF OFFICER - IN\n- RSS ORDER CREDIT DI - RE RS -\nPRINT of stop OF 183 screen\nPC OFFICIATED ACORDERE A WEE PE -\npay code (devise complete name) FIRM 90521 e m\n% EIN certify JATPS of provide WII ADDRESS\nrose)* - necoss. e' rese (10 BE may 195\nw 1338)* Recept 1° 1838 (12 Spec* me) - w w\nCity 238)* 170 24 FIRE year of process 3° M\n200z 066206 CCO complete - JUG VSE OF -\nIs RTP or STOCIO professions INFORMATION 20 accided permer\n- of CEDER ATT every your\nFEE property que CORTAG DO writen pro\nparent DESTRY OF 1 80 COASS - navile\n- VP ENN RP THE main or\n- TATE 195 we * THE 25\n200 care - ** 25 &\nDOTE -\nb Code: in\n299\n-\n1973 DEC 3 PM à ETEI 28\nMAIL ROOM\nWHITE HOUSE\nand Hulah Reservoir (3) are already completed. Kaw Dam (1) is\napproximately 50 percent completed and will flood another 7,862\nacres. Court action is now in process to recover the loss of\nthe Tribe's mineral estate in the Kaw Reservoir with the United\nStates Attorney's office representing both sides of the case!\nBluestem Lake (B) is completed and in litigation although this\nparticular structure was built by the City of Pawhuska and not\nthe Corps of Engineers. Birch Creek Reservoir (5) construction\nwill begin December 3, 1973, and Skiatook (6) drilling is pro-\nhibited even before the Corps of Engineers has settled for damages\nwith the Osage Tribe. The other proposed reservoirs, Candy Creek\n(8), Sand Creek (4), and Shidler (2) all are located in high pro-\nduction areas. Not only is the primary recovery now in process\nin these areas halted but all future recovery by secondary/tertiary\nmethods is lost, plus wildcat exploration in new zones in the\ninundated and public use areas.\nAside from the fact that the Tribe is faced with a loss of revenue\nforever in these areas which are held in trust by the United States\nGovernment, the Nation faces an energy loss at a time when every\nconceivable step is being taken to conserve energy. This area\ncould through production of 5 million barrels of crude oil and\n5 million cubic feet of natural gas \"conserve\" more than will\nbe saved in several years by a 50-mile per hour speed limit,\nshortening of factory and school hours, no gas sales on Sunday, etc.\nThe Bureau of Indian Affairs is attempting a holding action to\nallow the Tribe to prove its values in the Birch Creek Reservoir\narea; however, it has been unsuccessful in the past and if history\nrepeats itself the Tribe very shortly will see thousands of addi-\ntional acres subordinated and the Nation loses hundreds of barrels\nof oil and countless cubic feet of natural gas. Mr. President we\nplace you on the horns of this dilemma: (1) Does the United\nStates intend to uphold its trust responsibility to the Osage\nNation or (2) allow one branch of the Federal Government to stop\nproduction of gas and oil while another enforces on the public\nsector all types of energy conservation controls?\nWe respectfully request that you consider postponing the con-\nstruction of these lakes and let the Osage Tribe actively pursue\nthe biggest problem facing this Nation at this time - the production\nof energy fuels.\nRespectfully yours,\nFORD is LIGRAN 07483\nPrincipal Chief\nOsage Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma\nEnclosure\nCopy w/enc. to:\nHonorable Henry Jackson\nUnited States Senate\nSenate Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20510\nHonorable Henry Bellmon\nUnited States Senate\nSenate Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20510\nHonorable Dewey Bartlett\nUnited States Senate\nSenate Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20510\nHonorable Carl Albert\nSpeaker of the House\nof Representatives\nWashington, D. C. 20510\nHonorable John N. Happy Camp\nHouse of Representatives\nHouse Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20515\nHonorable James Jones\nHouse of Representatives\nHouse Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20515\nHonorable John Jarman\nHouse of Representatives\nHouse Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20515\nHonorable Clem McSpadden\nHouse of Representatives\nHouse Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20515\nHonorable Tom Steed\nHouse of Representatives\nHouse Office Building\nWashington, D. C. 20515\nCopy w/enc. to: Honorable John Love\nEnergy Policy Director\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nHonorable Roger C. B. Morton\nSecretary of the Interior\nInterior Building\nWashington, D. C. 20245\nCommissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs\nInterior Building\nWashington, D. C. 20245\nAttention: Director, Office of\nTrust Responsibilities\nMr. Robert Robertson\nExecutive Director\nNational Council on Indian Opportunity\n726 Jackson Place, Northwest - Room 225\nWashington, D. C. 20506\nNational Tribal Chairmen's Association\nSuite 406\n1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.\nWashington, D. C. 20006\nHonorable David Hall\nGovernor of Oklahoma\nState Capitol\nOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105\nArea Director\nMuskogee Area\nBureau of Indian Affairs\nMuskogee, Oklahoma 74401\nRGE. E.\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\n12\nOSAGE RESERVATION\n29\n3\nOKLAHOMA\n28\n1\nE\n27\n2\n4\n4\nB\n26\n2\n3\nC\nA\n25\nTWP. N.\nG\n5\n8\n24\n23\nO\n®\n22\n3\nC\nA\n25\nTWP. N.\nG\n5\n8\n24\n23\nD\n22\n6\nCORPS OF ENGINEERS\n21\nLAKE - PROPOSED, UNDER CONSTRUCTION & COMPLETE\nI KAW\nMUNICIPAL LAKES\n2\nSHIDLER\nF\nA FAIRFAX\n7\n3\nHUL AH\n20\nB PAWHUSKA\n4 SAND\nC\n11\n5 BIRCH\nD HOMINY\n6 SKIATOOK\nE\nBARTLESVILLE\n7\nKEYSTONE\nF\nSAND SPRINGS\n8 CANDY\nG\nBARNSDALL\n11-20-73\nF\nDecember 27, 1973\nDear Mr. Baker:\nThank you for sending me the copy of your letter\nto Senator Nelson.\nI will ask Commissioner Thompson to look at it\nand have the right person on his staff get you\nan answer directly.\nSincerely,\nBradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nMr. Rick Baker, Chairman\nLac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board\nRoute 2\nStone Lake, Wisconsin\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nFile to Commissioner Thompson\nDecember 20, 1973\nSenator Caylord Nelson\nSenate Office Building\nWashington, D. C.\nRE: Request for return of FSA land.\nDear Senator Nelson:\nIt has become increasingly important to Lac Courte Oreilles to pursue the\npossibility of converting the 13,000 acres of FSA lands back to Tribal titles.\nThe alienation process that we have experienced because of the 1887 Allotment\nAct has depleted the most valuable lands and we are experiencing great\ndifficulties in achieveing the housing and economic development needs of Lac\nCourte Creilles,\nDuring the course of our current housing construction program which involves\nthe establishment of 70 new sites, we have found it necessary to purchase lots\nfrom the Sawyer County Government at exorbitant fees. These lots, less than\ntwo acres located in the community of Reserve, inside the boundaries of the Lac\nCourts Creilles Reservation, were held by Sawyer County and had back taxes in\nthe amount of $306.06. The county forced us to buy these three lots for $2,000\nas you can see land purchases involving alienated lands inside the boundaries\nof our Reservation have been a difficult and costly proposition.\nIn the course of this same construction program. we were forced to buy an\nadditional 27 acres to locate 15 new housing units inside the boundaries of\nthis Reservation. le had to pay $8,000 for that site. It seems rather un-\nacceptable from the Tribal point of view, and I should think from the Federal\npoint of view, that Tribal Covernments find it necessary to pursue reclamation\nactivities of this sort at great expense. The intent and purpose of the estab-\nlichment of Indian Reservations 1s being ignored and even greater burdens are\nbelow: placed upon Indian people because of alionation and termination policios.\nFORD is LIBRARY 078815\nThe most important priorities confronting Tribal Governments today include\nthe expansion of their jurisdictions in order to achieve growth and expansion.\nEconomic development for Indian Reservations need to be encouraged and\naccepted as national high priority in order to bring economic conditions of\nReservations in line with national norms. If these objectives cannot be\nachieved by Tribal Governments and are not supported by our Federal legislators,\nwe must then resolve ourselves to the proposition that support agencies and\nfunding programs must endure long into the forseeable future. It appears\nrather tragic that the first people of this nation must be the last considered\nwhen it comes to division of wealth and resources.\nThe FSA lands could contribute to a very profitable degree to our economic\ndevelopment. Our conservation and wildlife management people together with\nthis Tribal Council, regard our timber resources as valuable instruments in\nproviding growth and expansion and the retention of our way of life. I\nwould hope that the Senate and the Congress of the United States would\ninstitute the appropriate action that would return the FSA lands to Lac Courte\nOreilles and take every opportunity to provide for the jurisdictional and\neconomic expansion of our people who are in such great need.\nWould you therefore, Mr. Senator, continue to work with us as you have in the\npast and also accept. this expression of deep appreciation for your time and\nefforts. Thanking you very much, I am\nRick Taker Shairman\nLac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board\nRoute 2\nStone Lake, Wisconsin\nRB/sb\ncc Mr. Reggie Miller, Superintendent\nCreat Lakes Agency\nAshland, Wisconsin\nHr. Bradley Patterson\nWhite House\nWashington, D. C."
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