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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 3, folder \"Indian Leaders - Meeting of July 16,\n1976\" of the Bradley 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 3 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nOF OFFICIOR THE INTERIOR\nUnited States Department of the Interior\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\nMarch\n3,\n1849\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240\nJUN 2 4 1976\nDear Mr. President:\nRecently, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been engaged in\ndiscussions with members of your staff concerning a proposed\nWhite House meeting with the National Indian leadership for the\npurpose of reaffirming the Administration's interest and concern\nin matters of significance to America's Indian people.\nAs the Nation's Bicentennial is now rapidly approaching its\nclimax, I am writing to request that the plans for such a\nmeeting be finalized and to indicate that an announcement\nto that effect would now be most timely.\nRespectfully,\nIom\nSecretary of the Interior\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nFORD LIBRARY & GENALD\nTHE INTERIOR S\nUnited States Department of the Interior\nOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY\n/\nMarch\n3.\n1849\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240\nJUN 24 1976\nDear Mr. President:\nRecently, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been engaged in\ndiscussions with members of your staff concerning a proposed\nWhite House meeting with the National Indian leadership for the\npurpose of reaffirming the Administration's interest and concern\nin matters of significance to America's Indian people.\nAs the Nation's Bicentennial is now rapidly approaching its\nclimax, I am writing to request that the plans for such a\nmeeting be finalized and to indicate that an announcement\nto that effect would now be most timely.\nRespectfully,\n(Sgd), Tom\nSecretary of the Interior\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nCC: T. Marrs, Special Assistant to the President\nFORD LIBRART is\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nFriday\nAGENDA\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 16, 1976\nMEETING WITH PRINCIPAL INDIAN LEADERS\nP.M.\n1:30\nOpening Remarks -\nThe Honorable Theodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\n1:35\nDepartment of the Interior - The Hono rable Thomas S. Kleppe\nSecretary of the Interior\nThe Honorable Morris Thompson\nCommissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs\n1:45\nDepartment of Health,\nThe Honorable Stanley B. Thomas, Jr.\nEducation and Welfare -\nAssistant Secretary for Human Development\nDr. Emery A. Johnson\nDirector, Indian Health Service\nDr. George Blue Spruce, Jr.\nDirector, Native American Programs\nDr. S. Gabe Paxton, Jr., Acting\nDeputy Commissioner for Indian Education\n2:00\nDepartment of Labor -\nThe Honorable Ben Burdetsky\nDeputy Assistant Secretary\n2:10\nDepartment of Housing\nThe Honorable Constance E. Newman\nand Urban Development -\nAssistant Secretary\n2:20\nDepartment of Commerce -\nThe Honorable John Eden\nAssistant Secretary\n2:30\nDepartment of Justice -\nThe Honorable Peter Taft\nAssistant Attorney General\n2:40\nAdjourn to the East Room\nThe White House\n3:00\nTHE PRESIDENT\nSUGGESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TO INDIAN LEADERS\nJuly 16, 1976\n1. The critical unmet needs of the First Americans,\nAmerican Indians and Alaskan natives, are recognized\nto a significant degree in this bicentennial year.\nI have directed the departmental secretaries to\nanalyze these economic, social, and educational needs,\nand to make a coordinated effort to meet these needs.\n2. I support the efforts of local Indian communities to\ndirect their own affairs. I support self-determina-\ntion without termination of tribes and/or the Federal\nservices delivered to them and this is the established\npolicy of this Administration.\n3. Too often in the past Indians have not received services\nand benefits from Federal programs to which they\nwere entitled as citizens, independent of special\nprograms and funds earmarked for Indians. The reasons\nor excuses for this are many, ranging from the rural\nisolation of the reservations to the lack of knowledge\nand concern by the Federal agencies toward Indian\npeople. To rectify this situation I am asking the\nSecretary of each Department to develop a plan of\naction to assure that Indian people receive more of\nthe services through Federal programs for which they\nare eligible as citizens. Each Department will show\nwhat activities are planned to accomplish this goal\nand how the increased receipt of services will be\nmeasured.\n4. While there is an excess of teachers, nationwide, there\nis not an excess of Indian teachers. There is a lack\nof trained leadership to support Indian self-determination\nin all of the other professions. Therefore, I am\ndirecting the Secretary of HEW and the Secretary of\nRD\nInterior to continue a strong coordinated effort to\nsupport training and advance education for American\nLLBRARY\nIndians, particularly in the areas of Education,\nMedicine, Law, Engineering, Business, and Forestry.\n5. There is already a nucleus of Indian-controlled junior\ncolleges scattered throughout the nation. I am\ndirecting the Secretary of HEW and the Secretary of\nInterior to increase Federal communications with\nthese institutions and to determine areas for increased\ncooperation.\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\n- 2 -\n6. The Indian Education Act of 1972 has had a significant\nand successful beginning. A total of 158 million\nhas been expended aiding over 400,000 American Indians\nsince the law was passed. These resources have provided\nservices to Indians and we look forward to continued\nsuccess in this area.\n7. I have directed the Federal Interagency Committee,\nunder the sponsorship of HEW, to convene a National\nConference on Indian Education in the spring of 1977.\nThis conference will focus on analyzing all Federal\neducational services to Indians. We expect significant\nproposals for legislative remedies to correct\ndeficiencies. (Note: planning has already started\nfor this conference.)\n8. Under Part D of the Indian Education Act of 1972, a\nNational Council on Indian Education was established\nto provide technical assistance to local educational\nagencies and to Indian organizations. The law\nstipulates that the Council will be composed of 15\npersons who are Indian or Alaskan natives and are\nappointed by the President from recommendations\nsubmitted by Indian tribes and organizations. These\nnames have been submitted to me and I intend to\nappoint this Council within thirty days.\n9. Too often Federal agencies are unable to detail what\nservices are being provided to Indian people and in\nwhat amount because the agencies neglect to collect\ninformation which includes \"American Indian and\nAlaskan Native\" as a separate population category.\nInstead, Indians are one of the nameless groups which\ncompose the \"Other\" category. When agencies cannot\ndetail how many of their services are being utilized\nby Indian people, there is no way of telling whether\nthe agency is making its resources and services\navailable to Indian people. To correct this situation\nwhich fosters non-accountability, I am requesting each\nagency which collects descriptive data on the recipients\nof its services to include the separate category of\n\"American Indian and Alaskan Native,\" using the format\nthat has already been recommended by the Office of\nManagement and Budget.\n10. In recent years, the settlement of Indian land claims\nhas resulted in increased income for many Indian\nfamilies. The receipt of these judgment funds has\ncaused a hardship for many Indian college students\nwhen they were considered for financial aid. Therefore,\nI am directing the Secretaries of HEW and Interior to\n- 3 -\nignore these judgment funds for Indians, when\nanalyzing the financial needs of Indian and Alaskan\nnative students, and to prepare appropriate guidelines.\n11. This Administration is committed and will continue to\nbe committee to making the Federal bureaucracy more\naware and responsive to the needs of Indian people.\nSome progress has been made. I understand that the\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare has\nchartered an Intra-Departmental Council on Indian\nAffairs composed of high level agency personnel and\ncommitted to forging a consistent and uniform\nDepartmental policy on Indian Affairs. In addition,\nthis Council has been chartered to improve and increase\nthe delivery of the Department's services to Indian\npeople. I endorse this initiative by the Department\nof Health, Education, and Welfare and trust that it\nwill achieve its goals and serve as a model for other\nDepartments.\n12. Many Federal programs, such as General Revenue Sharing,\nallocate funds to cities, States and Tribes based\non their population. Unfortunately, too often the\npopulation data on Indian derived from the Census\nrepresents an undercount of the actual Indian population\nboth on reservations and in urban areas. Because of\nthis undercount, Indian people have not always\nreceived their fair share of the funds allocated on\nthe basis of population. The Bureau of the Census\nALD FORD LIBRARY\nhas recognized this problem. I am requesting that the\nBureau of the Census redouble its efforts to insure\nthat the 1980 Census accurately counts the American\nIndians and Alaskan Natives in villages, on\nreservations and in cities.\n13. I have directed the Federal agencies to improve communica-\ntions among the Indian communities particularly in\nthe use of newsletters, mailouts and other media for\nthe purpose of informing them of policy developments\nand changes.\n0718\n03\nMovris Zhompeon\nOTAS\nannette marrs\n0 56\nBobba Brazboy\n06A\nLualle Dawson\nOTA\nRounie Lupe ?\nW. J. 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Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nfor Human Resources\nEconomic and Social Conditions -\nReview and Current Status\nAlbert W. Trimble, President\nOglala Sioux Tribe\nScope and Size of Federal Role;\nSpecial Studies and Task Force\nRecommendations\nTheodore Krenzke\nDirector, Office of Indian Services\nBureau of Indian Affairs\nDepartment of Interior\nOglala Sioux Tribal Plan -\nTribal Responsibility; Economic\nDevelopment; Priorities\nAlbert W. Trimble, President\nOglala Sioux Tribe\nDevelopment of Agri-business Richard Schifter\nCounsel to Oglala Sioux Tribe\nTribal Expectations\nAlbert W. Trimble, President\nOglala Sioux Tribe\nBIA Recommendations\nMorris Thompson\nCommissioner of Indian Affairs\nDepartment of Interior\nResponse\nAlbert W. Trimble, President\nOglala Sioux Tribe\nLunch -\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nFriday\nAGENDA\nWASHINGTON\nJuly 16, 1976\nMEETING WITH PRINCIPAL INDIAN LEADERS\nP.M.\n1:30\nOpening Remarks -\nThe Honorable Theodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\n1:35\nDepartment of the Interior - The Honorable Thomas S. Kleppe\nSecretary of the Interior\nThe Honorable Morris Thompson\nCommissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs\n1:45\nDepartment of Health,\nThe Honorable Stanley B. Thomas, Jr.\nEducation and Welfare -\nAssistant Secretary for Human Development\nDr. Emery A. Johnson\nDirector, Indian Health Service\nDr. George Blue Spruce, Jr.\nDirector, Native American Programs\nDr. S. Gabe Paxton, Jr., Acting\nDeputy Commissioner for Indian Education\n2:00\nDepartment of Labor -\nThe Honorable Ben Burdetsky\nDeputy Assistant Secretary\n2:10\nDepartment of Housing\nThe Honorable Constance E. Newman\nand Urban Development -\nAssistant Secretary\n2:20\nDepartment of Commerce -\nThe Honorable John Eden\nAssistant Secretary\n2:30\nDepartment of Justice -\nThe Honorable Peter Taft\nAssistant Attorney General\n2:40\nAdjourn to the East Room\nThe White House\nFORD LIBRARY is\n3:00\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nJULY 16, 1976\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nREMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT\nTO THE\nAMERICAN INDIAN LEADERS\nTHE EAST ROOM\n3:15 P.M. EDT\nLet me welcome each and every\none of you to the White House this afternoon. I am\nextremely happy to have the opportunity to meet with you\nindividually as well as collectively and I am very proud\nto have the distinguished leaders and the elected\nrepresentatives of America's Indian tribes here in the\nEast Room of the White House.\nI looked over your schedule and I hope from the\ndistinguished speakers that spoke with you that you have\nhad an informative briefing session, not only with\nSecretary Kleppe, but the others --- those who were\nresponsible for some of the Government Indian programs.\nI think it is vitally important that you tell us what\nyour problems are, what your needs are and then we can\nbe fully informed as to the right policies and the\nright programs.\nLet me take just a few minutes to talk with\nFORD j LIBRARY GERALD\nyou on a personal basis, to let you know of my\npersonal concern and for the needs of Indians and\nnative Americans. The Federal Government has a very\nunique relationship with you and your people. It is\na relationship of a legal trust and a high moral\nresponsibility. That relationship is rooted deep in\nhistory, but it is fed today by our concern that the\nIndian people should enjoy the same opportunities as\nother Americans, while maintaining the culture and the\ntraditions that you rightly prize as your heritage.\nThat heritage is an important part of the\nAmerican culture that we are celebrating in this great\ncountry in our Bicentennial year. Your contribution has\nbeen both material and spiritual. Your ancestors intro-\nduced settlers not only to new foods and new plants,\nbut to Indian ways of life and Indian values which they\nabsorbed.\nMORE\nPage 2\nThis is a year for all of us to realize what a\ngreat debt we individually and colletively owe to the\nAmerican Indians. Today, you are concerned about\nsuch serious problems as poverty, unemployment, crime,\npoor health and unsuitable housing on Indian reservations.\nI share your concern. I am hopeful about the future\nand about what we can achieve by continuing to work\ntogether.\nThe 1970s have brought a new era in Indian affairs.\nIn the last century, Federal policy has vacillated between\npaternalism and the threat of terminating Federal responsi-\nbility. I am opposed to both extremes. I believe in\nmaintaining a stable policy so that Indians and Indian\nleaders can plan and work confidently for the future.\nWe can build on that foundation to improve the\nopportunities available to American Indians, and at the same\ntime, make it possible for you to live as you choose\nwithin your tribal structure and in brotherhood with\nyour fellow citizens.\nWe have already begun to build. My Administration\nis supporting the concept of allowing Indian tribes to\ndetermine whether they and their members, in addition to\nbeing under tribal jurisdiction, should be under State\nor Federal civil and criminal jurisdiction.\nI have directed the Departments of Justice\n3410 FORD LIBRARY\nand Interior to draft legislation which would accomplish\nthis goal efficiently, effectively and within adequate\nguidelines. They have solicited the views of the\nIndian community in preparing their recommendations\nwhich I will soon send to the Congress.\nI am committed to furthering the self-\ndetermination of Indian communities but without terminating\nthe special relationship between the Federal Government\nand the Indian people. I am strongly opposed to termination.\nSelf-determination means that you can decide the nature\nof your tribe's relationship with the Federal Government\nwithin the framework of the Self-Determination Act, which\nI signed in January of 1975.\nIndian tribes, if they desire, now have the\nopportunity to administer Federal programs for themselves.\nWe can then work together as partners.\nOn your part, this requires initiative and\nresponsibility as you define your tribal goals and\ndetermine how you want to use the Federal resources.\nOn the Federal Government's part, self-determination\nfor Indian tribes requires that Federal programs must be\nflexible enough to deal with the different needs and desires\nof individual tribes.\nMORE\nPage 3\nIn the past, our flexibility has been limited\nby the lack of effective coordination among departments\nand agencies offering a wide variety of programs and\nservices to the Indian people. Programs serving both\nreservation and non-reservation Indians are spread\nacross half a dozen different Cabinet Departments\ninvolving agencies ranging from the Economic Develop-\nment Administration to the Federal Aviation Administration.\nMORE\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nPage 4\nAs many of you know, this is Ted Marrs' last\nday on the White House staff. Ted's service as White\nHouse Liaison for Indian Affairs has been invaluable to me\nas President and to the Cabinet officers and I am confident,\nto the Indian community.\nWith his departure, I will announce shortly\nthe name of a person who will assume Ted Marrs' duties\nin the Office of Public Liaison in the area of Indian\nAffairs. This appointee will be an individual with respon-\nsibility to work with the Cabinet officers, with the\nOffice of Management and Budget, with the Domestic\nCouncil and with my Legal Office to encourage the improved\ncoordination of the various Federal agencies and programs\nthat currently serve the Indian population.\nAs an additional step in this direction, I am\nalso sending a memorandum to the heads of all Cabinet\ndepartments with Indian responsibilities, directing them\nto give priority attention to the coordination of Indian\nprograms. These two actions will help to insure that one\nand one half billion dollars spent annually on Indian\nprograms and services will be spent efficiently, with\ncooperation and without duplication.\nAn important task we can help you with is the\nchallenge of economic development of your lands. I\ncongratulate you on the initiative that you have shown. I\npledge encouragement. I pledge help in your efforts\nto create long-term economic development.\nMany Indian reservations contain valuable\nnatural resources. There must be the proper treatment of\nthese resources with respect for nature, which is a\nGERALD LIBRARY\ntraditional Indian value. My Attorney General has estab.\nlished an Indian resources section whose sole responsibility\nis litigation on behalf of Indian tribes to protect your\nnatural resources and your jurisdictional rights.\nIndian leaders and the Indian people have\ngained an increasing skill in managing these resources so\nthey benefit your tribes and our nation as a whole. I\nwholeheartedly and unequivocally pledge our cooperation in\nworking with you to improve the quality of Indian life\nby providing soundly managed programs and a stable policy.\nWe can make the rest of the 1970s decisive years\nin the lives of the Indian people. Together we can write\na new chapter in the history of this land that we all serve\nand this land that we all share.\nI thank you very much.\nEND\n(AT 3:25 P.M. EDT)\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nJULY 16, 1976\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nREMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT\nTO THE\nAMERICAN INDIAN LEADERS\nTHE EAST ROOM\n3:15 P.M. EDT\nLet me welcome each and every\none of you to the White House this afternoon. I am\nextremely happy to have the opportunity to meet with you\nindividually as well as collectively and I am very proud\nto have the distinguished leaders and the elected\nrepresentatives of America's Indian tribes here in the\nEast Room of the White House.\nI looked over your schedule and I hope from the\ndistinguished speakers that spoke with you that you have\nhad an informative briefing session, not only with\nSecretary Kleppe, but the others -- those who were\nresponsible for some of the Government Indian programs.\nI think it is vitally important that you tell us what\nyour problems are, what your needs are and then we can\nbe fully informed as to the right policies and the\nright programs.\nLet me take just a few minutes to talk with\nyou on a personal basis, to let you know of my\npersonal concern and for the needs of Indians and\nnative Americans. The Federal Government has a very\nunique relationship with you and your people. It is\na relationship of a legal trust and a high moral\nresponsibility. That relationship is rooted deep in\nhistory, but it is fed today by our concern that the\nGERALD FORD JARARY\nIndian people should enjoy the same opportunities as\nother Americans, while maintaining the culture and the\ntraditions that you rightly prize as your heritage.\nThat heritage is an important part of the\nAmerican culture that we are celebrating in this great\ncountry in our Bicentennial year. Your contribution has\nbeen both material and spiritual. Your ancestors intro-\nduced settlers not only to new foods and new plants,\nbut to Indian ways of life and Indian values which they\nabsorbed.\nMORE\n(CVER)\nPage 2\nThis is a year for all of us to realize what a\ngreat debt we individually and colletively owe to the\nAmerican Indians. Today, you are concerned about\nsuch serious problems as poverty, unemployment, crime,\npoor health and unsuitable housing on Indian reservations.\nI share your concern. I am hopeful about the future\nand about what we can achieve by continuing to work\ntogether.\nThe 1970s have brought a new era in Indian affairs.\nIn the last century, Federal policy has vacillated between\npaternalism and the threat of terminating Federal responsi-\nbility. I am opposed to both extremes. I believe in\nmaintaining a stable policy so that Indians and Indian\nleaders can plan and work confidently for the future.\nWe can build on that foundation to improve the\nopportunities available to American Indians, and at the same\ntime, make it possible for you to live as you choose\nwithin your tribal structure and in brotherhood with\nyour fellow citizens.\nWe have already begun to build. My Administration\nis supporting the concept of allowing Indian tribes to\ndetermine whether they and their members, in addition to\nbeing under tribal jurisdiction, should be under State\nor Federal civil and criminal jurisdiction.\nI have directed the Departments of Justice\nand Interior to draft legislation which would accomplish\nthis goal efficiently, effectively and within adequate\nguidelines. They have solicited the views of the\nIndian community in preparing their recommendations\nwhich I will soon send to the Congress.\nI am committed to furthering the self-\ndetermination of Indian communities but without terminating\nthe special relationship between the Federal Government\nand the Indian people. I am strongly opposed to termination.\nSelf-determination means that you can decide the nature\nof your tribe's relationship with the Federal Government\nwithin the framework of the Self-Determination Act, which\nI signed in January of 1975.\nIndian tribes, if they desire, now have the\nopportunity to administer Federal programs for themselves.\nWe can then work together as partners.\nOn your part, this requires initiative and\nresponsibility as you define your tribal goals and\ndetermine how you want to use the Federal resources.\nOn the Federal Government's part, self-determination\nfor Indian tribes requires that Federal programs must be\nflexible enough to deal with the different needs and desires\nof individual tribes.\nMORE\nPage 3\nIn the past, our flexibility has been limited\nby the lack of effective coordination among departments\nand agencies offering a wide variety of programs and\nservices to the Indian people. Programs serving both\nreservation and non-reservation Indians are spread\nacross half a dozen different Cabinet Departments\ninvolving agencies ranging from the Economic Develop-\nment Administration to the Federal Aviation Administration.\nMORE\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nPage 4\nAs many of you know, this is Ted Marrs' last\nday on the White House staff. Ted's service as White\nHouse Liaison for Indian Affairs has been invaluable to me\nas President and to the Cabinet officers and, I am confident,\nto the Indian community.\nWith his departure, I will announce shortly\nthe name of a person who will assume Ted Marrs' duties\nin the Office of Public Liaison in the area of Indian\nAffairs. This appointee will be an individual with respon-\nsibility to work with the Cabinet officers, with the\nOffice of Management and Budget, with the Domestic\nCouncil and with my Legal Office to encourage the improved\ncoordination of the various Federal agencies and programs\nthat currently serve the Indian population.\nAs an additional step in this direction, I am\nalso sending a memorandum to the heads of all Cabinet\ndepartments with Indian responsibilities, directing them\nto give priority attention to the coordination of Indian\nprograms. These two actions will help to insure that one\nand one half billion dollars spent annually on Indian\nprograms and services will be spent efficiently, with\ncooperation and without duplication.\nAn important task we can help you with is the\nchallenge of economic development of your lands. I\ncongratulate you on the initiative that you have shown. I\npledge encouragement. I pledge help in your efforts\nto create long-term economic development.\nMany Indian reservations contain valuable\nnatural resources. There must be the proper treatment of\nthese resources with respect for nature, which is a\ntraditional Indian value. My Attorney General has estab-\nlished an Indian resources section whose sole responsibility\nis litigation on behalf of Indian tribes to protect your\nnatural resources and your jurisdictional rights.\nIndian leaders and the Indian people have\ngained an increasing skill in managing these resources so\nthey benefit your tribes and our nation as a whole. I\nwholeheartedly and unequivocally pledge our cooperation in\nworking with you to improve the quality of Indian life\nby providing soundly managed programs and a stable policy.\nWe can make the rest of the 1970s decisive years\nin the lives of the Indian people. Together we can write\na new chapter in the history of this land that we all serve\nand this land that we all share.\nI thank you very much.\nEND\n(AT 3:25 P.M. EDT)\nViejas Indian Development Council, Inc.\n25 Browns Road, Alpine, CA 92001\nTelephone (714) 445-3275\nBred Parkerson\nAugust 10, 1976\nThe President\nWhite House\nWashington, D. C. 20202\nDear Mr. President:\nThank you for the invitation for Tribal Leaders to attend a\nbriefing at the White House and the opportunity to meet you.\nIt was indeed, quite an honor, and something I will never\nforget.\nA very special thanks to Mrs. Velma Shelton, who was kind\nenough to have my son, Robert, cleared so he would have the\nopportunity to meet you.\nWe, both would like to thank you for allowing me to take your\npicture with him so he could get an \"A\" in civics. He gave\na presentation to both civics classes the following Monday.\nThank you again, it was nice.\nRespectfully,\nDaisy\nTribal Chairman\nViejas Indian Reservation\nFORD LIBRARY is 978830\nThe lists include continu-\ntelephone banks, in seven\nwalt has had mixed su\nIndians Meet With Ford,\nTwo Indians\nally updated telephone num-\nareas of the state turned out\nwith local campaign\nbers and addresses. They\na heavy vote in conservative\nraising efforts.\nconsolidate voters by house-\nprecincts and delivered God-\nCharge Publicity Pitch\nAcquitted in\nholds to eliminate costly du-\nwin's thin margin of less\nplicate mailings and can be\nthan 15,000 votes out of 1\nprinted out into \"walking\nmillion cast.\nFBI Deaths\nWORLD\nsheets\" that list addresses in\nMcMath said the party\nDERALD\nBy Cynthia Kadonaga\norder on each side of a\nwill hire three professional\nWashington Post Staff Writer\nstreet so that neighborhood\nPresident Ford met yes-\nCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,\nfield workers in September\nIndian liaison official Theo-\ncanvassers do not have to\nJuly 16 (AP)-A federal\nto help Congressional çandis\nterday with more than 200\ndore C. Marrs had resigned.\ncross back and forth.\ncourt jury found two Ameri-\ndates make use of the state\nAmerican Indian leaders, a\nMarrs, a pediatrician, plans\ncan Indian Movement mem-\nThe value of good mailing\nparty services. After the\nmeeting their spokesman\nto work at an Indian health\nbers innocent today of mur-\nand telephone lists is dem-\nelection, the field persons\ncenter in Albuquerque. He\nder in the shooting deaths\nonstrated by the Republican\nwill remain to recruit local\nlater called a campaign pub-\nwas appointed to the White\nlicity pitch.\nof two FBI agents.\nfund-raising record, which is\noffice and legislative candi-\nHouse staff in 1974.\nbeing achieved with an aver-\ndates for 1977 and advise\nThe decision came in the\nNational Congress of\nMr. Ford said he would an-\nage donation, Royall and\nlocal party units.\nAmerican Indians President\nfifth day of deliberations, af-\nnounce a replacement soon.\nMel Tonasket said, \"There's\nter the jury twice told U.S.\nno doubt we've been used.\nDistrict Court Judge Ed-\nTHE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE TV DEALER IN THE WASHINGTON AREA,\nOur only reason for coming\nFranc Tumbles\nward McManus that it was\n$5\n$5\nis that statements made\n\"hopelessly deadlocked.\"\nhere today were made in\nTo 22-Year Low\nMcManus had refused to de-\nCOLOR TV\nfront of lots of witnesses.\"\nclare a mistrial.\nThe case against Robert\nSERVICE COUPON\nSome Indian leaders said\nPARIS, July 16 (AP)-The\nRobideau, 29, Portland, Ore.,\nbefore the meeting they\nFrench franc tumbled 1.4\nand Darelle Butler, 33,\nThis Coupon worth $5 when we service your or your friend's\nsuspected the President\nRogue River, Ore., had gone\nZenith - RCA Sony Sylvania - Quasar GE Color TV.\nmight be using them for\nper cent in value against the\nto the jury Monday after-\nHEAVY\npolitical purposes, especially\ndollar today in the sharpest\nARLINGTON 920-1200\nnoon.\n3610 Columbia Pike\nbecause the White House\ndrop of a two-week decline.\nWhen the verdict was\nWHEATON 942-3600\nW.POST\nCORONET GUllistran WORLD MONARCH GUILISTRAN\nPOLY\nhad invited them to wear\ntraditional native costumes\nIt was quoted at; 20.48\nread, spectators in the court-\n2200 University Blvd. W.\nto the affair. Few of them\ncents compared to 20.77\n$5\nMARLOW HGTS 894-3000\nroom burst into applause.\n4618 St. Barnabas Rd.\n$5\nSH\ndid.\ncents Thursday. This corres-\nThe defense team was vlsi-\nOne Coupon per repair\nbly surprised, and Butler\nThe Indians met all day\nponds to a rise in the dol-\nand defense attorney Wil-\n8\nwith government officials re-\nlar's power against the franc\nliam Kunstler embraced and\nsponsible for Indian pro-\nfrom 4.81 to 4.88. It also\ncried.\ngrams, such as Interior Sec-\nmeant the franc was at its\nThe two AIM members\nretary Thomas S. Kleppe.\nlowest level since September\nwere charged in the shoot-\nDespite a statement by\nings of FBI agents Jack\nforsooth!\n1974.\nMr. Ford that it was \"vitally\nColer and Ronald Williams,\nimportant\" the Indians tell\nSeveral factors were blam-\nboth of Los Angeles, at a\nwoodies\ngovernment officials what\ned for the dip of the French\nshootout on the Pine Ridge\ntheir needs were, an Indian\ncurrency against almost all\nIndian Reservation in South\nspokesman later complained\nDakota last summer. The\nEnglish Pub\ncurrencies. They included a\n20\nthat they were not allowed\ndefense alleged during four\ncontinuing inflation rate of\nto do so.\nweeks of testimony that a\nabout 11 per cent, a long\nhostile and violent attitude\nhath doubled\n9x1\nO-\nTonasket said the Indians\ndrought that is reducing\npervaded the reservation be-\n\"got into a big fight\" with\nagricultural production and\ncause of FBI harassment\nits size\nKleppe over whether they\na weak foreign trade picture.\nand that the killings were in\ncould discuss issues, such as\nSince mid-March the franc\nself-defense.\nand happily so\nwater rights on Indian land.\nhas lost about 6.6 per cent of\ndy\nits value.\nBut, \"we. lost,\" he said.\nTraders said the Bank of\n\"Kleppe's attitude was,\nFrance stepped into teh mar-\nHuge sandwiches, our famous pot\n\"We'll talk to you, you\nket today and sold about 100\npies, unlimited salad bar, draught\nlisten.'\"\nmillion worth of foreign ex-\nto\nA Washington\nbeer and ale and cocktails have\nchange. This roughly equals\nJan,\nMr. Ford also said at the\nTradition\nthe bank's support effort\nmade us what we are. And now\n$\nmeeting that White House\nThursday.\nSunday\nwe're bigger! We've doubled\nour seating capacity and still kept\nDE\nBrunch\nthe informal intimacy of an English\nIndo-C\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nC/o fihr Ichohawk\nNatwi am\n1506 Broadway\nBanldr, Colo. 80302\nSAT. JULY 17, 976\nThey Talked, We Listened'\nIndians Unhappy\nWith Ford Visit\nBy David Braaten\nfor Indian affairs, but\nWashington Star Staff Writer\nTonasket said, \"Very little\nNo one went so far as to\nof that gets down to the\nsay the Great White Father\nreservations. It goes for\nspoke with a forked tongue\nemployes' salaries, for rugs\n- that's not the Indians'\nand lamps. It would prob-\nstyle these days, if indeed it\nably be enough, if it was\never was outside Hollywood\nused properly\n- but a spokesman for the\nThe paradox of the In-\nAmerican Indian leaders\ndians' situation, he indicat-\nwho met with President\ned, is that, though they're\nFord and administration\nsitting on vast mineral and\nofficials yesterday was\nother wealth, they need\nclearly unimpressed with\nmoney to make money out\nthe day's lobbying effort.\nof it. One of the things they\n\"He's not informed on the\nneed money for is the legal\nillegal actions of his under-\nexpenses of battling the\nlings,\" said Mel Tonasket,\nfederal government over\npresident of the National\nthe the best way of realizing\nCongress of American In-\nthe potential of Indian-\ndians, at a sidewalk press\nowned resources\nconference outside the\nUncle Sam as trustee of\nWhite House where the\nIndians and their lands S\nchiefs had just been greeted\nalways the adversary when\nwith soothing words by the\nit comes to exploiting\nchief executive. \"We were\nmineral and hydroelectric\ndenied the opportunity for\nwealth that nominal IIV be\ngive-and-take. It was all\nlongs to the tribes, he said,\n'we' talk, and you\nAs an example, Tonasket\nlisten' Tonasket said\ncited a lease negotiated\nFORD HAD promised the\nBureau of Indian\nIndian leaders he would\nbehalf of the Northern\ntake steps to coordinate the\nCheyennes forextraction.of\nhandling of Indian affairs,\ncoal in northern Montana\ngiving help particularly to\nTHE GOVERNMENT\neconomic development of\nhandled lease set royalties\nreservation lands, many of\nat 71/2 cents a ton, He said,\nwhich contain valuable\nan absurdly low price by\nnaturalresources.\npresent-day, energy-short\nTonasket, an Okanogan\nstandards, The Indians are\nfrom Colville, Wash. ex-\ntrying to overturn the lease\npressed a definite suspicion\nand get a better price for\nthat he and his colleagues\ntheir coal.\nwere being used for politi-\n\"I think the government\ncal purposes, invited to the\nhas always taken us for\nFORD\nWhite House as more-or-\ngranted as a bunch of\nless colorful props in Ford\ndummies, Tonasket said.\nelection campaign.\nThe Indian leader de-\nGERALD\nLIBRAN\nThe President made\nclined to be drawn into a\ngood promises, and we\npartisan political discussion\nwholeheartedly agree with\nof his people's chances for\nthem. he said outside the\nbetter treatment under a\nNorthwest Gate of the\nDemocratic administration.\nWhite House. He seemed\nskeptical that the bureau-\ncrats who would be charged\nwith putting Ford's\npromises into effect will\never get the word, however.\nWe weren't even given\nan opportunity to talk with\n(Interior Secretary\nThomas) Kleppe, Tonas\nket said. \"We got in an\nargument, and we lost. It\nshows the kind of one-way\nstreet the Indians always\nwind up on\nIN HIS BRIEF speech to\nthe Indians in the East\nRoom Ford mentioned the\n$1.5 billion a year allocated"
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