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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 6, folder \"Veterans Administration\" 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 6 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nREVOLUTION\nADMINIS NOILY\nVETERANS ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS\nAMERICAN\nBICENTENNIAL\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20420\n1776-1976\n®\n1930\nSeptember 9, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMr. Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20501\nThis is in response to the President's memorandum of August 26,\n1976 requesting that emphasis be placed on insuring effective delivery of\nservice to American Indians.\nThe Veterans Administration does not operate any programs\nspecifically designed or authorized to provide services or benefits\nto American Indians. Those American Indians, who are veterans, enjoy\nthe same rights and privileges to VA benefits as all other honorably\ndischarged American veterans. Because racial characteristics are not\na prerequisite to the receipt of VA benefits, this information has not\nbeen a standard part of the master record which is compiled on recipients\nof VA benefits. There are, therefore, no reports which would indicate how\nmany Indians are on the Compensation, Pensions or Education rolls.\nThe Veterans Administration is, however, quite cognizant of the\nspecial needs of minority groups such as American Indians and has designed\nspecial services to provide them increased opportunity for participation\nin our programs. The Department of Veterans Benefits, through their out-\nreach activities, has operated mobile vans which provided on-the-spot\ncounseling services throughout Indian reservations and communities. VA's\nDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, in cooperation with the Department of\nHealth, Education and Welfare, has developed a program for improving the\naccess of American Indians in the \"Four Corners\" area of Arizona, New\nMexico, Colorado, and Utah, to health and social services offered by the\nVeterans Administration. This latter program, designed in conjunction\nwith the Navajo Health Authority and the Navajo Tribal Council, will\ninitially employ eight local American Indians who will be trained to\nassist the \"Four Corners\" area population on medical and benefits eligi-\nbility questions.\nIt is our intention to evaluate the effectiveness of these\nprograms and to continue our contacts with DHEW Indian Health Services,\nTribal Welfare Councils, and County and State offices of Indian Affairs\nto promote the improved delivery of available services and benefits to\nAmerica's Indian population.\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nRICHARD L. ROUDEBUSH\nAdministrator"
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