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The original documents are located in Box 6, folder "United Indian Planners Association" of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Digitized from Box 6 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Jassy United Hdo Jentz Indian Planners Assoc, FORD is LIBRARY GERALD THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON I. MESSAGE II. PLATFORM III. JH SPEECH WORK w TCS WHAT PAOTECT/WHAT DEVIELOP MARSHALL ALL RESUUACES- COUNTY STATE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS FEDERAL FEDERAL IVI PERSPECTIVES 1970-1976 A. LAND RESTOAATIONS- LAKE TAOS / LOCE YAKIWA MENOMINEE B. RESUURCES ALASKA RIGHTS PROTECTION A LAKE US U WASHINGTON TRUST COUNSEL THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON C. LEGISLATION FINANCING ACT SELF-DET, ACT CETA ALASKA NCS ACT MENOMINEE NAVA 50 IAR " COM COLLEGE SURPLUS IPA PROPERTY IND. ED. ACT FORD LIBRARY s GIVE THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON D. TAX PROTECTION STEVENS MCLANAHAY MESCHLERO TONASKET E. z. civil MANCARI RIGHTS FE BUDGETS CETA: 50,560,000 EDA: 1966 $ 4.1 1977 32.0 BIA 1969 262 1977 780 HEALTH 1969 112 1977 250 OMBE FY 1972 1.1 FY 1974 2.6 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON FEDS HEADS ARE G. LEARH HOW SCAEWED on, A. LAW vs ADMINISTRATION B. FORMULAS Vs DATEGURIES C. REVIEW MECHANISMS - us DISCRETION D. INTERVENTION ABILITIES E. LEVELS OF STAFF WORK CABINET 2 PRESIDENT F. OMBUDSMAN 's ROLE THE WHITE HOUSE H. to INDIAN HEALTH WASHINGTON BILL 7 YEARS - 81.2 B 434 % TU 1983 I 8072 I WORKING - WITH UIDA work PROFESSIONALLY READ DOCOMENTS OPEN DOOR FORD is LIBRARY OTHU audy Ebona Ken Stanger United Indian Planners Association (UIPA) August 4, 1976 Xen Stanger President President Gerald R. Ford 509/634-4591 Colville Reservation White House Gladys Addison Washington, D.C. 20500 Vice-Prasident 202/638-1602 Coalition of Eastern Dear President Ford: Native Americans Ed House U.I.P.A. is a newly organized, non-profit organi- Secretary-Treasurer 918/756-8500 zation based in Washington, D.C. The main purpose Creek Nation of of the organization is to provide its membership Oklahoma the means to aid in improving the social/eccnomic Jim Rippla, Director infrastructure of reservations and urban American Isleta Pueblo Indian communities. This can be accomplished in Jim St. Arnold, Director Michigan Inter-Tribal part by enhancing the professional expertise of Council planners working for Indian tribes and organizations. Bob Blankenship, Director Cherokes Reservation (NC) U.I.P.A. (jointly funded by the Department of Housing Ray Matilton, Director and Urban Development and E.D.A., Department of Hoopa Valley Reservation Commerce) has organized an annual planners conference. Marshall Christy, Director The conference will consist of training sessions Indian Development District of Arizona and membership meetings. E.D.A. has sponsored annual conferences for the past six years. Ed Halverson, Director Tlingit-Haida Central Council The U.I.P.A. Board of Directors has selected Spokane, Washington as the site for our first annual conference, to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, on August 16 through the 20th. It is anticipated that two to four hundred planners and observers will be in attendance, coming from Indian reservations and urban communities. Last years attendance included representation from 26 states and the District of Columbia. American Indians, like so many other groups in this bicentennial year, are looking for truth, respect and integrity from those in government and the Amer- ican public. Indians from every part of the country are anxious to hear your policy on-going for the "First Americans". Therefore, the U.I.P.A. Board of Directors would like to invite you to be a speaker at our Annual Conference Banquet at 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 20, at the Sheraton-Spokane Hotel. The theme of the conference centers around planning- economic, social and community development, and the American Indian. We look forward to hearing from you in the near future and hope your response will be positive. With your permission, we would like to follow- up with a telephore call to one of your staff members to answer any additional questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, andrew zu. Ebona Andrew W. Ebona Executive Director U.I.P.A. AWE/tj FORD is LIBRARY AGENDA U.I.P.A. CONFERENCE MONDAY - AUGUST 16 1:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Registration 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 - Attitude Adjustment Hour TUESDAY - AUGUST 17 8:00 4:30 - Registration 8:30 - 9:30 - Opening ceremonies Call to order Ken Stanger, Pres., U.I.P.A. Honor Song - Carlson Drummers, Browning, MT Opening remarks - Ken Stanger Cal Peters, Pres. Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Welcome . - David H. Rodgers, Mayor of Spokane 9:30 - 11:45 - General session Membership business President - address - Executive Director report Financial Report U.I.P.A. goals/objectives Membership criteria - Dues By-laws ammendments 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Luncheon Guest Speaker Joseph G. Hamrick, D.A.S. U.S. Dept. of Commerce Washington, D.C. 1:45 2:15 - Remarks Reaves Nahwooksy - - Indian Desk, H.U.D. Washington, D.C. 2:15 - 2:45 - Remarks Ray Tanner - Indian Desk, E.D.A. Washington, D.C. 2:45 - 3:15 - American Institute of Planners 3:30 - 4:45 - Regional Caucuses 5:00 - 9:00 - Cruise on Lake Cour D'Alene (optional) LEGAL ISSUES 8:30 Sherwin Broadhead Dale Kohler TO N.A.R.F. Representative* Robert Delwo -- Attorney 10:00 E.D.A. GRANTS MANAGEMENT GRANTS MANAGEMENT GRANTS MANAGEMENT* 10:15 Ray Tanner H.U.D. O.N.A.P. Jay Bush D.O.L. TO 11:45 NOON GUEST SPEAKER: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT INDIAN EDUCATION BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Dr. Dave Warren -- B.I.A. Ann Berblinger -- Public Works, E.D 1:45 Phil Lane -- Ft. Lawton Charles Swallow -- American Indian I Andrew Lawson -- N.I.E.A. Mike Oberlitner -- Indian Indust. D David Gipp -- American Indian Higher Education Juan Moreno --- Cable Communications TO Consortium Joe Vasquez -- O.M.B.E.' Lionel Bordeaux --- Sinte Gleska College Joe Stensgar --- B.I.A. 3:00 AQUACULTURE INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING TOURISM/RECREATIONA Sam Cagey -- Lummi Tribe Becky Gonzales -- Seattle Marc Duncan -- B.O. 3:15 Dr. Dave Koch -- U. of Nevada Indian Health Board Kay Louka -- O.T.A. Guy R. McMinds -- Quinalt Phil Longhurst -- Navajo Health Bob Winchell -- A.I Resource Devel. Program Authority Ray Rangila -- Kah ] TO Teresa Carmady -- N.C.A.I. Nat'l Indian Health Bd.* Indian Health Ser. -- Portland Office, PL 638* 4:30 EVENING: (Optional) Evening at the Spokane horse races *tentative FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PLANNING PLANNING TECHNIQUES Bob Nelson -- H.C. Mason Assoc. 8:30 Jerry Chisom -- Comm. Devel. Mike Adams --- Western Bud Partridge -- Internat'l H.U.D.* Development Center Systems Jim Selvaggi -- Planning,H. U.D* TO Lorin Hearst -- U.S. Forest Jerry Leslie -- H.U.D.* Service 0:00 Gary Morishima --- Quinalt ENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PLANNING URBAN ISSUES Ed Gabriel --- Fed. Energy Admn. Helen Holt -- Elderly Prgm,HUD* Ted George -- O.N.A.P 0:15 R.J. Schultz -- Aerojet Nuc.Co Tom Sherman -- H.U.D.* Bernie Whitebear -- F1 Charles Lojah - C.E.R.T. Joe Burstein -- Legal Div. HUD* Judy Lyons -- O.I.E. TO Roger Boyd --- B.I.A. Ron Popkin --- Indian Health Al Elgin -- T.F. #8 A Service, Portland Area Off. Dr. Jay Stauss 1:45 DON Jim Kissko -- Executive Director, HEW Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs- H.E AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PLANNING URBAN ISSUES Dr. Bill Pietsch -- Wash. St.U Herman Williams --- HUD Seattle* Ted George --- O.N.A.P 1:45 Dan Green -- Nat'l Am. Indian George Bennet -- HUD Chicago* Bernie Whitebear -- Ft Cattlemen's Association Bob Vasquez -- HUD S.F.* Irving Sargent -- Dire Stu Jamison -- Dept. Agr., Bill Hallett --- HUD, Denver* Minneapolis Reg. Nat TO Indian Desk* Center 3:00 WATER ISSUES HOUSING URBAN ISSUES 3:15 Bill Veeder -- B.I.A. Roland Chico. --- Housing Assnce Ted George -- O.N.A.P TO Robert Delwo -- Attorney Native Am. Indian Housing Cncl Bernie Whitebear -- F1 4:30 Mel Tonasket -- Pres., NCAI H.U.D. Personnel EVENING: (Optional) Western outdoor Bar-B-Q FRIDAY - - AUGUST 20 8:30 - 12:00 p.m. - General session Election of Board of Directors Additional by-laws ammendments Site selection 2nd annual conference Other Business 1:00 p.m. - U.I.P.A. Luncheon banquet Guest Speaker E.D.A. Peace Pipe Awards FORD & LIBRAR 078835 United Indian Planners Association (UIPA) Ken Stanger President 509/634-4591 Colville Reservation August 11, 1976 FOPD Gladys Addison Vice-President 202/638-1602 Coalition of Eastern Mative Americans Mr. Brad Patterson Ed Mouse Special Assistant to the President Secretary-Treasurer 918/756-8500 Executive Office Bldg. -- 134 Creek Nation of Oklahoma Washington D.C. 20500 Jim Ripple, Director Isleta Pueblo Dear Mr. Patterson, Jim St. Arnold, Director Michigan Inter-Tribal As you know U.I.P.A. is sponsoring its first an- Council nual planner's conference to be held in Spokane, Bob Blankenship, Director Washington, August 17-20, 1976. The conference Cherokee Reservation (NC) will consist of training sessions and membership Ray Matilton, Director meetings. E.D.A. has sponsored the previous six Hoopa Valley Reservation annual planner's conferences. Marshall Christy, Director Indian Development District of Arizona The U.I.P.A. Board of Directors cordially invites Ed Halverson, Director you to be the keynote speaker at our conference Tlingit-Haida Central luncheon banquet at 1:00 P.M., Friday, August 20th Council at the Sheraton-Spokane hotel. Please find attached a copy of our conference agenda and a copy of a letter to the President. We look forward to hearing from you in the very near future and hope your response will be pos- itive. Thank you for your consideration. Respectively, andrew W. Ebona Andrew W. Ebona Executive Director 202/466-8212 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 15, 1976 I send warmest greetings to the delegates at the First Annual Conference of the United Indian Planners Association. One hundred and seventy years ago, President Jefferson said, "The proper role of the Federal Government is to help Indians find their way along a new trail -- one which leads to equal citizenship, maximum self-sufficiency and full participation in American life. " A year and a half ago, the Congress in enacting the Indian Self- Determination Act reaffirmed the continuing commitment of our government to this task by stating, "The Congress hereby recognizes the obligation of the United States to respond to the strong expression of the Indian people for self-determination by assuring maximum Indian participation in the direction of educational as well as other Federal services to Indian com- munities so as to render such services more responsive to the needs and desires of those communities." In signing this Act, I added that it will be through the initiatives of Indian communities that the authorities provided for will be implemented. I urged these communities to make the fullest possible use of these authorities, and I pledged the support of my Administration to this end. Indian people know more than most Americans that promises and policies by themselves are not enough. But thanks to the intelligent and persistent efforts of many individuals and organ- izations such as your own, these policies are finally coming to fruition. By working together, I am confident that we can forge a brighter future for American Indian people. Gerold R. Ford CHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN PLANNER SPOKANE, WASHINGTON AUGUST 17, 1976 JOSEPH G. HAMRICK DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FORD is LIBRA 07835 FEW GROUPS IN AMERICA HAVE PROVIDED AS RICH A CULTURAL HERITAGE TO THE NATION AS THE AMERICAN INDIAN HAS. YOUR DEEDS OF HEROISM AND SACRIFICE ARE LEGEND; YOUR ART HAS BROUGHT BEAUTY TO MEN AND WOMEN EVERYWHERE, AND YOUR DESIGNS HAVE INFLUENCED BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. YOUR SENSE OF HARMONY WITH NATURE HAS POINTED THE WAY TO AN ENHANCED ENVIRONMENT. DESPITE INJUSTICES SUFFERED BY MANY IN THE PAST THE INDIAN PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN A LOYALTY TO THE NATION IN TIME OF WAR UNSURPASSED. YOUR INDIAN LANGUAGE CODE HELPED THE COUNTRY DEFEAT JAPAN IN THE PACIFIC, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN HAVE FOUGHT BRAVELY WITH EVERY BRANCH OF THE ARMED SERVICES 2 WHENEVER THE NATION CALLED. REGARDLESS OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND YOUR SACRIFICES MANY INDIAN PEOPLE CONTINUE TO FACE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDUE HARDSHIP. THIS NATIONAL CONTRADICTION OF THE RICHNESS OF THE INDIAN CULTURE COUPLED WITH THE IMPOVERISHMENT OF MANY OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE MAKES THE CHALLENGE FACING THE INDIAN PLANNER ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. FORD LIBRA, GIVE AS PLANNERS YOU ARE FACED WITH THE GIGANTIC PROBLEMS OF: HOW TO BUILD A SOUND ECONOMIC PROGRAM FOR INDIAN PEOPLE WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES ON MOST RESERVATIONS. HOW TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN PEOPLE WITHOUT DESTROYING INDIAN AND TRIBAL CULTURAL VALUES. HOW TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES FROM OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION 3 TO ASSIST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION WITHOUT ABROGATING THE RIGHT OF INDIAN PEOPLE TO DECIDE THEIR OWN COURSE OF ACTION AND DEVELOP THEIR OWN OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BASED UPON THE DECISIONS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY. YOU, AS PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE, HOLD THE KEY TO ANY REAL SOLUTION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS FACING INDIAN PEOPLE. YOUR ABILITY TO MARSHALL THE SUPPORT OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY WILL BE NECESSARY BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN BEGIN TO PROJECT GOALS. YOUR ABILITY AND SKILL TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT JOB-CREATING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF INDIAN AND TRIBAL CULTURAL VALUES WILL BE VITAL TO ANY SUCCESS, 4 YOUR ABILITY TO APPRAISE THE NATURAL RESOURCE POTENTIALS OF THE RESERVATION, AND TO KNOW WHICH OF THESE RESOURCES THE INDIAN PEOPLE OF THE TRIBE WISH TO PROTECT, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP WILL ALSO BE FUNDAMENTAL. YOUR PLANNING SKILL IN ASSISTING THE TRIBAL COUNCIL CHART A COURSE OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THAT ENHANCES THE TRADITIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRIBE TO ITS LAND, WHILE BRINGING THE GREATEST POSSIBLE ECONOMIC RETURN TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE WILL BE NECESSARY. YOUR PUBLIC RELATIONS UNDERSTANDING AND KNOW-HOW IN INSURING BROAD COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PLANNING PROCESS WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT TO ANY SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT. 5 YOUR SKILL AS A PLANNER AND AS A COOPERATOR IN MARSHALLING THE RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION WHICH CAN BE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON RESERVATION PROBLEMS WILL PERHAPS BE THE GREATEST TEST OF YOUR PLANNING PROFESSIONALISM. OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION, SOMETIMES ALIENATED, AND OFTEN, AT BEST, NOT COMMUNICATING TOO WELL WITH TRIBAL LEADERS IS THE SUB-STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WHICH OFTEN WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST IN SOLVING MUTUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRIBAL LEADERS IF INVITED TO DO SO. BEYOND THE DISTRICT LEVEL IS THE STATE, WHOSE GOVERNOR, NOW FORTIFIED WITH THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED 302(A) STATE PLANNING PROCESS GRANTS FROM EDA, IS ANXIOUS TO EXTEND GREATER STATE ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICTS AND INDIAN PLANNERS AND HAVE IN RETURN THE IMPUT OF INDIAN AND DISTRICT PLANNING AREAS INTO OVERALL STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS. 6 MOST STATES NOW CAN AND WILL PROVIDE INDIAN PLANNERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE WITHOUT USURPING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PREROGATIVES THAT BELONG TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE, AND ONE TEST OF A SKILLFUL INDIAN PLANNER WILL BE HIS ABILITY TO SECURE SUCH ASSISTANCE. BEYOND THE STATE LEVEL AND ANXIOUS TO ASSIST SINCE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON RESERVATIONS IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE BROAD OVERALL PLANNING BEING DONE FOR THE REGION ARE THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, SUCH AS THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL COMMISSION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUCTURED TO ENCOURAGE INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF PLANNING ACTIVITIES WITHIN AND AMONG STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE RESERVATIONS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES, CREATE NEW 7 OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE SKILLED INDIAN PLANNER WILL UNDERSTAND THE INTER-DEPENDENCY OF REGIONAL AND STATE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE AREA AND RESERVATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. HE WILL, THEREFORE, WORK CLOSELY WITH THE APPROPRIATE OFFICERS OF THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, AND STATE STAFFS IN ORDER TO REINFORCE HIS OWN PLANNING EFFORT FOR THE RESERVATION AND BRING OUTSIDE RESOURCES INTO THE RESERVATION'S ECONOMY. IN SOME AREAS COOPERATION WILL BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF YEARS OF POOR COMMUNICATION BUT IN MOST STATES AND THROUGHOUT MOST REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, AND ON MOST RESERVATIONS ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING 8 WILL HELP OPEN DOORS FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE BY BRINGING ABOUT MEANINGFUL COOPERATION AND JOINT EFFORT IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FROM WHICH ALL WILL BENEFIT. A HISTORY OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT IS BEING WRITTEN TODAY BY INDIAN PEOPLE AND INDIAN PLANNERS THROUGH WISE UTILIZATION OF THE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. AMONG THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE SUCH OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS AS: 1. THE AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONAL BANK A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN AMERICAN INDIAN LEADERS AND SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR FINANCING INDIAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 2. AMERICAN INDIAN CATTLEMEN'S CONSORTIUM IN 1976 EDA PROVIDED A $3,000,000 GRANT TO A CONSORTIUM OF 15 INDIAN TRIBES IN MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA TO ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM, LOW-INTEREST LOAN 9 PROGRAM FOR INDIAN CATTLEMEN TO HELP RESTORE HERDS DESTORYED BY LATE SPRING STORMS. 3. AMERICAN INDIAN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE A GOVERNMENT PROJECT TO FUND AN ALL-INDIAN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE THAT PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO INDIAN TRIBES IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MOTEL OPERATIONS, AND GOVERMENT ADMINISTRATION. 4. AMERICAN INDIAN TRAVEL COMMISSION AN ALL-INDIAN OPERATED TRAVEL COMMISSION THAT PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO INDIAN TRIBES IN THE TOURISM-RECREATION FIELD. 5. ACQUACULTURE PROJECTS NUMEROUS PROFITABLE PROJECTS ALL-INDIAN MANAGED TO PRODUCE PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THROUGH INDIAN-OWNED ENTERPRISES SEA FOOD PRODUCTS. 6. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS NUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION PROJECTS INCLUDING IRRIGATION, LIVESTOCK, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING. 10 7. MUSEUMS AND TOURIST CENTERS SEVENTEEN MUSEUMS TO HOUSE CULTURAL TREASURES AND TOURIST RELATED CENTERS. 8. INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS 42 INDUSTRIAL PARKS. 9. INDIAN TOURISM AND RECREATION PROJECTS 65 PROJECTS-INDIAN-OWNED IN THE TOURISM AND RECREATION FIELD INCLUDING MOTELS, RODEO GROUNDS, TRAILS, FISHING AREAS, ETC. THESE PROJECTS, EXEMPLARY AS THEY ARE, REPRESENT BUT THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY FOR INDIAN PEOPLE THAT LIES AHEAD. IF TRIBAL LEADERS AND THE INDIAN PEOPLE WANT DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE. ONE NEW CHAPTER NOW BEING WRITTEN WILL INCLUDE AN ESTIMATED $52,560,000 IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR ADVANCE PLANNING FOR INDIAN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH CETA GRANTS TO PRIME SPONSORING TRIBES IN 1977. 11 IT WILL BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR EACH OF YOU, AS PLANNERS, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BASIC RESPONSIBILITY FOR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON THE RESERVATION, AND IN INDIAN AREAS BELONGS TO THE TRIBAL LEADERS. YOUR IMPORTANCE AS PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS LIES IN THE SERVICE YOU CAN RENDER TO THE TRIBAL LEADERSHIP IN PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTING THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND GOALS INTO REALISTIC PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT: THE CHALLENGES FACING MOST TRIBES ARE TOUGH; AND WILL CALL FOR THE STRONGEST TYPES OF PLANNING AND ACTION PROGRAMS, IF YOU TRULY HELP THEM BRING INTO REALITY THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND GOALS TO: 1. ERADICATE THE POVERTY THAT HAS HELD THE INDIAN BACK. 12 2. TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE. 3. TO PROVIDE DECENT HOUSING FOR ALL WHO WANT AND NEED DECENT HOUSING; 4. TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ALL WHO DESIRE IT, AND 5. TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHERE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY NOW EXISTS. CONCLUSION WE HAVE FUNDED THE UNITED INDIAN PLANNERS ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE A REALISTIC TRAINING PROGRAM FOR INDIAN PLANNERS. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT ITS SUCCESS WILL JUSTIFY MANY MORE TRAINING SESSIONS TO COME. WE TRUST THAT THIS SEMINAR HAS STRENGTHENED EACH OF YOU PERSONALLY, AND HAS STRENGTHENED THE UNITED INDIAN PLANNERS ASSOCIATION GENERALLY IN FACING THE 13 EVER-INCREASING CHALLENGE OF YOUR DIFFICULT PLANNING ROLE, AND THAT THE SKILL AND THE KNOWLEDGE, THE JUDGEMENT AND THE LEADERSHIP EACH OF YOU DEVELOP WILL PROVE TO BE NOT ONLY AN ASSET TO YOU AND YOUR TRIBE BUT AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF THOSE WHO WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU TO BUILD MORE LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES BY CREATING NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE OF YOUR RESERVATION AND YOUR STATE. THANK YOU. United Indian Planners Association Ken Stanger President 509/634-4591 Colville Reservation Edward Mouss Vice-President 918/756-8500 Creek Nation of Oklahoma James St. Arnold Sept. 21, 1976 Secretary-Treasurer 906/632-6896 Michigan Inter-Tribal Council Andrew Akins Pencbscot-Passamaquoddy Tribal Planning Board Barry Snyder Seneca Nation of Indians Dear Mr. Patterson: Curtis Osceola Miccosukee Tribe it Indians of Florida On behalf of the UIPA Board of Directors and staff I F.L. Phillips would like to express my sincere appreciation to you Nebraska Indian Inter-Tribal Development Corp. for addressing our conference as a luncheon speaker. Leo Kennerly, Jr. Your contribution was an important part in making the Blackfeet Planning Program conference an outstanding success. Timothy Treadwell California Inter-Tribal Council We are happy to report that we have received many complimentary letters concerning the conference from planners from all geographic areas. It was noted that the special speakers were a valuable asset. Cassette tapes of the conference sessions and speakers are available on loan and many have indicated that they wish to take advantage of that service. UIPA has completed a special conference newsletter. A complimentary copy is enclosed. Again, many thanks for your contribution to the 1976 conference and for your timely address. We look forward to working with you in the future. Sincerely, andy Andrew W. Ebona Executive Director 1019 19th Street N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036 202/466-8212 LIBRA FORD Spokane Wash., Triday, ugust 20, 1976. THE SPOKESH Tribes gearing to protect their energy resources Porta- By EDWARD W. COKER JR. ners by American Indian After we know what skills ences of other tribes, time While, in fact, the reserva- Administration becau of tribes and organ ations are needed, whether it be and money sav igs would be tion lands are held in trust, President Ford' manda for The biggest ng we II be geology mining, engineering substantial, Ga iel said. they are held in trust for Operation Independ Indians will be able to pro- doing is a CO prehensive or planning, we can find tri- tect their own energy analysis of ener issues on bal members interested in important all other Indians-their owners-by could be the most dang As the federal government federal agency to India resources soon, instead of Indian rese ns, Gab- being trained in the field to aspects of the ne program is through the Bureau of Indian Lojah laughed off th idea relying on the federal govern- riel said. take their places in tribal the re-examinati of the pre- Affairs, he noted. that the United States could ment to do the job for them. "Basically, the will cover government structures sent environme tal impact A program is being the questions dians have Thus, Lojah said, Indians become energy indep ndent Gabriel said the program system, he said designed to accomplish this resource includes plans to establish The environment ntal impact fear that when the nation's without the resources ow on about energy task by the Federal Energy development, hich should system currently involves an needs OF desires demand it, reservation lands. clearinghouse for informa Administration in coopera- be answered before any assessment of a particu- 'the government will come He said the purpo of or tion on energy resource tion with the Council of development tal place. lar activity whet er mining, and get the resources owned CERT is to see to it tha when development on tribal lands. Energy Resource Tribes and "In addition, will try to land reclamation or drilling, by Indians. Indian energy resourc ar This kind of operation developed they are de loper the Bureau of Indian Affairs. develop a list of financial 15 would be invaluable to tribes will have on the en ironment. He noted, in this respect, to the benefit of the Indiana Ed Gabriel, of the Federal options for developing energy just starting out to develop Gabriel said, the past that the Federal Energy who own them. 4 ft Energy Administration in and energy-related resources energy resources on their this system has no ddressed 18 Washington, D.C., was in on tribal lands,' The inspec- lands, he said. itself to the concerns of Spokane Thursday for a Indians or their lands. 41 tion of the various tribal gov- For instance, if information THE workshop on energy resource ernments now operating for were available to the tribe Despite Gabrie assur- development at the United the 22 tribes possessing with the new energy Camelot Facilitie 2 ances of the Feder Energy for 10 Indian Planners Association energy resources on their resources on the past experi- Administration's best inten- conference in the Sheraton- reservations will be an tions for the devel oment of RESTAURANT Spokane Hotel. important part of the prog- energy resourcés Indian Approximately 800 Indian ram, he said Library approved lands, doubts rema in the Five Course Sur planners are attending the He said this inspection will minds of some Indi Steak Dinners 3.75 I/ive-day conference which serve to isclose "any BOSTON (AP) Legisla- Charles Lojah, se stary of began Monday. deficiencies the tribes ght tion permitting construction the Council of Energy Cocktails in the It is the first conference for have in areas necessar to of the John F. Kennedy presi- Resource Tribes CERT), the organization, a new pro- successful ealings th dential library at the Univer- said, "One of the written CROWN ROOM fessional group for individu- energy nanies see ing sity of Massachusetts Boston policies of the United tates is Five Mile Shopping Center als employed as socio- tribal lands or develop ent campus was signed Thursday that Indians hold researces in W.1812 Francis FA 4533 economic development plan- of resources by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis. trust for the nation

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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 6, folder \"United Indian Planners Association\"\nof 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 6 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nJassy United Hdo Jentz Indian Planners Assoc,\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nI. MESSAGE\nII. PLATFORM\nIII. JH SPEECH\nWORK w TCS\nWHAT PAOTECT/WHAT DEVIELOP\nMARSHALL ALL RESUUACES-\nCOUNTY\nSTATE\nREGIONAL COMMISSIONS\nFEDERAL\nFEDERAL\nIVI PERSPECTIVES\n1970-1976\nA. LAND RESTOAATIONS- LAKE\nTAOS / LOCE\nYAKIWA\nMENOMINEE\nB. RESUURCES ALASKA RIGHTS PROTECTION\nA LAKE\nUS U WASHINGTON\nTRUST COUNSEL\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nC. LEGISLATION\nFINANCING ACT\nSELF-DET, ACT\nCETA ALASKA NCS ACT\nMENOMINEE\nNAVA 50 IAR\n\"\nCOM COLLEGE\nSURPLUS IPA PROPERTY\nIND. ED. ACT\nFORD LIBRARY s GIVE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nD. TAX PROTECTION\nSTEVENS\nMCLANAHAY\nMESCHLERO\nTONASKET\nE. z. civil MANCARI RIGHTS\nFE BUDGETS\nCETA: 50,560,000\nEDA: 1966 $ 4.1\n1977 32.0\nBIA 1969 262\n1977 780\nHEALTH 1969 112\n1977 250\nOMBE FY 1972 1.1\nFY 1974 2.6\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFEDS HEADS ARE\nG. LEARH HOW\nSCAEWED on,\nA. LAW vs ADMINISTRATION\nB. FORMULAS Vs DATEGURIES\nC. REVIEW MECHANISMS\n-\nus DISCRETION\nD. INTERVENTION ABILITIES\nE. LEVELS OF STAFF\nWORK\nCABINET 2\nPRESIDENT\nF. OMBUDSMAN 's ROLE\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nH. to INDIAN HEALTH\nWASHINGTON\nBILL\n7 YEARS - 81.2 B\n434 % TU 1983\nI 8072\nI WORKING - WITH UIDA\nwork PROFESSIONALLY\nREAD DOCOMENTS\nOPEN DOOR\nFORD is LIBRARY OTHU\naudy Ebona\nKen Stanger\nUnited Indian Planners Association (UIPA)\nAugust 4, 1976\nXen Stanger\nPresident\nPresident Gerald R. Ford\n509/634-4591\nColville Reservation\nWhite House\nGladys Addison\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nVice-Prasident\n202/638-1602\nCoalition of Eastern\nDear President Ford:\nNative Americans\nEd House\nU.I.P.A. is a newly organized, non-profit organi-\nSecretary-Treasurer\n918/756-8500\nzation based in Washington, D.C. The main purpose\nCreek Nation of\nof the organization is to provide its membership\nOklahoma\nthe means to aid in improving the social/eccnomic\nJim Rippla, Director\ninfrastructure of reservations and urban American\nIsleta Pueblo\nIndian communities. This can be accomplished in\nJim St. Arnold, Director\nMichigan Inter-Tribal\npart by enhancing the professional expertise of\nCouncil\nplanners working for Indian tribes and organizations.\nBob Blankenship, Director\nCherokes Reservation (NC)\nU.I.P.A. (jointly funded by the Department of Housing\nRay Matilton, Director\nand Urban Development and E.D.A., Department of\nHoopa Valley Reservation\nCommerce) has organized an annual planners conference.\nMarshall Christy, Director\nThe conference will consist of training sessions\nIndian Development District\nof Arizona\nand membership meetings. E.D.A. has sponsored\nannual conferences for the past six years.\nEd Halverson, Director\nTlingit-Haida Central\nCouncil\nThe U.I.P.A. Board of Directors has selected Spokane,\nWashington as the site for our first annual conference,\nto be held at the Sheraton Hotel, on August 16 through\nthe 20th. It is anticipated that two to four hundred\nplanners and observers will be in attendance, coming from\nIndian reservations and urban communities. Last years\nattendance included representation from 26 states and\nthe District of Columbia.\nAmerican Indians, like so many other groups in this\nbicentennial year, are looking for truth, respect\nand integrity from those in government and the Amer-\nican public. Indians from every part of the country\nare anxious to hear your policy on-going for the\n\"First Americans\". Therefore, the U.I.P.A. Board of\nDirectors would like to invite you to be a speaker at\nour Annual Conference Banquet at 1:00 p.m., Friday,\nAugust 20, at the Sheraton-Spokane Hotel.\nThe theme of the conference centers around planning-\neconomic, social and community development, and the\nAmerican Indian.\nWe look forward to hearing from you in the near\nfuture and hope your response will be positive.\nWith your permission, we would like to follow-\nup with a telephore call to one of your staff\nmembers to answer any additional questions you\nmay have.\nThank you for your consideration.\nRespectfully,\nandrew zu. Ebona\nAndrew W. Ebona\nExecutive Director\nU.I.P.A.\nAWE/tj\nFORD is LIBRARY\nAGENDA U.I.P.A. CONFERENCE\nMONDAY - AUGUST 16\n1:00 - 9:00 p.m.\n- Registration\n6:30 p.m. - 8:30\n- Attitude Adjustment Hour\nTUESDAY - AUGUST 17\n8:00 4:30\n- Registration\n8:30 - 9:30\n- Opening ceremonies\nCall to order Ken Stanger, Pres., U.I.P.A.\nHonor Song - Carlson Drummers, Browning, MT\nOpening remarks - Ken Stanger\nCal Peters, Pres. Affiliated Tribes of the\nNorthwest\nWelcome . - David H. Rodgers, Mayor of Spokane\n9:30 - 11:45\n- General session\nMembership business\nPresident - address\n-\nExecutive Director report\nFinancial Report\nU.I.P.A. goals/objectives\nMembership criteria - Dues\nBy-laws ammendments\n12:00 - 1:30 p.m.\n- Luncheon\nGuest Speaker Joseph G. Hamrick, D.A.S.\nU.S. Dept. of Commerce\nWashington, D.C.\n1:45 2:15\n- Remarks\nReaves Nahwooksy - - Indian Desk, H.U.D.\nWashington, D.C.\n2:15 - 2:45\n- Remarks\nRay Tanner - Indian Desk, E.D.A.\nWashington, D.C.\n2:45 - 3:15\n- American Institute of Planners\n3:30 - 4:45\n- Regional Caucuses\n5:00 - 9:00\n- Cruise on Lake Cour D'Alene (optional)\nLEGAL ISSUES\n8:30\nSherwin Broadhead\nDale Kohler\nTO\nN.A.R.F. Representative*\nRobert Delwo -- Attorney\n10:00\nE.D.A. GRANTS MANAGEMENT\nGRANTS MANAGEMENT\nGRANTS MANAGEMENT*\n10:15\nRay Tanner\nH.U.D.\nO.N.A.P.\nJay Bush\nD.O.L.\nTO\n11:45\nNOON\nGUEST SPEAKER: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT\nINDIAN EDUCATION\nBUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT\nDr. Dave Warren -- B.I.A.\nAnn Berblinger -- Public Works, E.D\n1:45\nPhil Lane -- Ft. Lawton\nCharles Swallow -- American Indian I\nAndrew Lawson -- N.I.E.A.\nMike Oberlitner -- Indian Indust. D\nDavid Gipp -- American Indian Higher Education\nJuan Moreno --- Cable Communications\nTO\nConsortium\nJoe Vasquez -- O.M.B.E.'\nLionel Bordeaux --- Sinte Gleska College\nJoe Stensgar --- B.I.A.\n3:00\nAQUACULTURE\nINDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING\nTOURISM/RECREATIONA\nSam Cagey -- Lummi Tribe\nBecky Gonzales -- Seattle\nMarc Duncan -- B.O.\n3:15\nDr. Dave Koch -- U. of Nevada\nIndian Health Board\nKay Louka -- O.T.A.\nGuy R. McMinds -- Quinalt\nPhil Longhurst -- Navajo Health\nBob Winchell -- A.I\nResource Devel. Program\nAuthority\nRay Rangila -- Kah\n]\nTO\nTeresa Carmady -- N.C.A.I.\nNat'l Indian Health Bd.*\nIndian Health Ser. -- Portland\nOffice, PL 638*\n4:30\nEVENING: (Optional) Evening at the Spokane horse races\n*tentative\nFORESTRY DEVELOPMENT\nHOUSING PLANNING\nPLANNING TECHNIQUES\nBob Nelson -- H.C. Mason Assoc.\n8:30\nJerry Chisom -- Comm. Devel.\nMike Adams --- Western\nBud Partridge -- Internat'l\nH.U.D.*\nDevelopment Center\nSystems\nJim Selvaggi -- Planning,H. U.D*\nTO\nLorin Hearst -- U.S. Forest\nJerry Leslie -- H.U.D.*\nService\n0:00\nGary Morishima --- Quinalt\nENERGY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT\nHOUSING PLANNING\nURBAN ISSUES\nEd Gabriel --- Fed. Energy Admn.\nHelen Holt -- Elderly Prgm,HUD*\nTed George -- O.N.A.P\n0:15\nR.J. Schultz -- Aerojet Nuc.Co\nTom Sherman -- H.U.D.*\nBernie Whitebear -- F1\nCharles Lojah - C.E.R.T.\nJoe Burstein -- Legal Div. HUD*\nJudy Lyons -- O.I.E.\nTO\nRoger Boyd --- B.I.A.\nRon Popkin --- Indian Health\nAl Elgin -- T.F. #8 A\nService, Portland Area Off.\nDr. Jay Stauss\n1:45\nDON\nJim Kissko -- Executive Director, HEW Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs- H.E\nAGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT\nHOUSING PLANNING\nURBAN ISSUES\nDr. Bill Pietsch -- Wash. St.U\nHerman Williams --- HUD Seattle*\nTed George --- O.N.A.P\n1:45\nDan Green -- Nat'l Am. Indian\nGeorge Bennet -- HUD Chicago*\nBernie Whitebear -- Ft\nCattlemen's Association\nBob Vasquez -- HUD S.F.*\nIrving Sargent -- Dire\nStu Jamison -- Dept. Agr.,\nBill Hallett --- HUD, Denver*\nMinneapolis Reg. Nat\nTO\nIndian Desk*\nCenter\n3:00\nWATER ISSUES\nHOUSING\nURBAN ISSUES\n3:15\nBill Veeder -- B.I.A.\nRoland Chico. --- Housing Assnce\nTed George -- O.N.A.P\nTO\nRobert Delwo -- Attorney\nNative Am. Indian Housing Cncl\nBernie Whitebear -- F1\n4:30\nMel Tonasket -- Pres., NCAI\nH.U.D. Personnel\nEVENING: (Optional) Western outdoor Bar-B-Q\nFRIDAY - - AUGUST 20\n8:30 - 12:00 p.m.\n- General session\nElection of Board of Directors\nAdditional by-laws ammendments\nSite selection 2nd annual conference\nOther Business\n1:00 p.m.\n- U.I.P.A. Luncheon banquet\nGuest Speaker\nE.D.A. Peace Pipe Awards\nFORD & LIBRAR 078835\nUnited Indian Planners Association (UIPA)\nKen Stanger\nPresident\n509/634-4591\nColville Reservation\nAugust 11, 1976\nFOPD\nGladys Addison\nVice-President\n202/638-1602\nCoalition of Eastern\nMative Americans\nMr. Brad Patterson\nEd Mouse\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nSecretary-Treasurer\n918/756-8500\nExecutive Office Bldg. -- 134\nCreek Nation of\nOklahoma\nWashington D.C. 20500\nJim Ripple, Director\nIsleta Pueblo\nDear Mr. Patterson,\nJim St. Arnold, Director\nMichigan Inter-Tribal\nAs you know U.I.P.A. is sponsoring its first an-\nCouncil\nnual planner's conference to be held in Spokane,\nBob Blankenship, Director\nWashington, August 17-20, 1976. The conference\nCherokee Reservation (NC)\nwill consist of training sessions and membership\nRay Matilton, Director\nmeetings. E.D.A. has sponsored the previous six\nHoopa Valley Reservation\nannual planner's conferences.\nMarshall Christy, Director\nIndian Development District\nof Arizona\nThe U.I.P.A. Board of Directors cordially invites\nEd Halverson, Director\nyou to be the keynote speaker at our conference\nTlingit-Haida Central\nluncheon banquet at 1:00 P.M., Friday, August 20th\nCouncil\nat the Sheraton-Spokane hotel.\nPlease find attached a copy of our conference\nagenda and a copy of a letter to the President.\nWe look forward to hearing from you in the very\nnear future and hope your response will be pos-\nitive. Thank you for your consideration.\nRespectively,\nandrew W. Ebona\nAndrew W. Ebona\nExecutive Director\n202/466-8212\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAugust 15, 1976\nI send warmest greetings to the delegates at the First Annual\nConference of the United Indian Planners Association.\nOne hundred and seventy years ago, President Jefferson said,\n\"The proper role of the Federal Government is to help Indians\nfind their way along a new trail -- one which leads to equal\ncitizenship, maximum self-sufficiency and full participation\nin American life. \"\nA year and a half ago, the Congress in enacting the Indian Self-\nDetermination Act reaffirmed the continuing commitment of\nour government to this task by stating, \"The Congress hereby\nrecognizes the obligation of the United States to respond to the\nstrong expression of the Indian people for self-determination\nby assuring maximum Indian participation in the direction of\neducational as well as other Federal services to Indian com-\nmunities so as to render such services more responsive to the\nneeds and desires of those communities.\"\nIn signing this Act, I added that it will be through the initiatives\nof Indian communities that the authorities provided for will be\nimplemented. I urged these communities to make the fullest\npossible use of these authorities, and I pledged the support of\nmy Administration to this end.\nIndian people know more than most Americans that promises\nand policies by themselves are not enough. But thanks to the\nintelligent and persistent efforts of many individuals and organ-\nizations such as your own, these policies are finally coming to\nfruition.\nBy working together, I am confident that we can forge a brighter\nfuture for American Indian people.\nGerold R. Ford\nCHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN PLANNER\nSPOKANE, WASHINGTON\nAUGUST 17, 1976\nJOSEPH G. HAMRICK\nDEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR\nPLANNING\nECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION\nFORD is LIBRA 07835\nFEW GROUPS IN AMERICA HAVE PROVIDED AS RICH A\nCULTURAL HERITAGE TO THE NATION AS THE AMERICAN INDIAN\nHAS. YOUR DEEDS OF HEROISM AND SACRIFICE ARE LEGEND;\nYOUR ART HAS BROUGHT BEAUTY TO MEN AND WOMEN EVERYWHERE,\nAND YOUR DESIGNS HAVE INFLUENCED BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE\nWORLD. YOUR SENSE OF HARMONY WITH NATURE HAS POINTED THE\nWAY TO AN ENHANCED ENVIRONMENT.\nDESPITE INJUSTICES SUFFERED BY MANY IN THE PAST THE\nINDIAN PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN A LOYALTY TO THE NATION IN TIME\nOF WAR UNSURPASSED. YOUR INDIAN LANGUAGE CODE HELPED THE\nCOUNTRY DEFEAT JAPAN IN THE PACIFIC, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN\nHAVE FOUGHT BRAVELY WITH EVERY BRANCH OF THE ARMED SERVICES\n2\nWHENEVER THE NATION CALLED.\nREGARDLESS OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND YOUR SACRIFICES\nMANY INDIAN PEOPLE CONTINUE TO FACE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC\nTIMES, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDUE HARDSHIP.\nTHIS NATIONAL CONTRADICTION OF THE RICHNESS OF THE\nINDIAN CULTURE COUPLED WITH THE IMPOVERISHMENT OF MANY\nOF THE INDIAN PEOPLE MAKES THE CHALLENGE FACING THE\nINDIAN PLANNER ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES IN THE\nFIELD OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.\nFORD LIBRA, GIVE\nAS PLANNERS YOU ARE FACED WITH THE GIGANTIC PROBLEMS\nOF: HOW TO BUILD A SOUND ECONOMIC PROGRAM FOR INDIAN\nPEOPLE WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES ON MOST RESERVATIONS.\nHOW TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN PEOPLE\nWITHOUT DESTROYING INDIAN AND TRIBAL CULTURAL VALUES.\nHOW TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES FROM OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION\n3\nTO ASSIST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION\nWITHOUT ABROGATING THE RIGHT OF INDIAN PEOPLE TO\nDECIDE THEIR OWN COURSE OF ACTION AND DEVELOP THEIR\nOWN OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BASED UPON\nTHE DECISIONS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY.\nYOU, AS PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS FOR THE INDIAN\nPEOPLE, HOLD THE KEY TO ANY REAL SOLUTION TO THE\nECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS FACING INDIAN PEOPLE.\nYOUR ABILITY TO MARSHALL THE SUPPORT OF THE\nTRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY\nWILL BE NECESSARY BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN BEGIN TO PROJECT\nGOALS.\nYOUR ABILITY AND SKILL TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT JOB-CREATING\nOPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF INDIAN AND TRIBAL\nCULTURAL VALUES WILL BE VITAL TO ANY SUCCESS,\n4\nYOUR ABILITY TO APPRAISE THE NATURAL RESOURCE\nPOTENTIALS OF THE RESERVATION, AND TO KNOW WHICH\nOF THESE RESOURCES THE INDIAN PEOPLE OF THE TRIBE\nWISH TO PROTECT, IMPROVE AND DEVELOP WILL ALSO\nBE FUNDAMENTAL.\nYOUR PLANNING SKILL IN ASSISTING THE TRIBAL COUNCIL\nCHART A COURSE OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THAT ENHANCES\nTHE TRADITIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRIBE TO ITS\nLAND, WHILE BRINGING THE GREATEST POSSIBLE ECONOMIC\nRETURN TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE WILL BE NECESSARY.\nYOUR PUBLIC RELATIONS UNDERSTANDING AND KNOW-HOW IN\nINSURING BROAD COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PLANNING\nPROCESS WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT TO ANY SUCCESSFUL\nDEVELOPMENT.\n5\nYOUR SKILL AS A PLANNER AND AS A COOPERATOR IN MARSHALLING\nTHE RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION WHICH CAN BE BROUGHT\nTO BEAR ON RESERVATION PROBLEMS WILL PERHAPS BE THE\nGREATEST TEST OF YOUR PLANNING PROFESSIONALISM.\nOUTSIDE THE RESERVATION, SOMETIMES ALIENATED, AND\nOFTEN, AT BEST, NOT COMMUNICATING TOO WELL WITH TRIBAL\nLEADERS IS THE SUB-STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY\nWHICH OFTEN WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST IN SOLVING MUTUAL\nPROBLEMS WITH THE TRIBAL LEADERS IF INVITED TO DO SO.\nBEYOND THE DISTRICT LEVEL IS THE STATE, WHOSE GOVERNOR,\nNOW FORTIFIED WITH THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED 302(A) STATE\nPLANNING PROCESS GRANTS FROM EDA, IS ANXIOUS TO EXTEND\nGREATER STATE ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICTS AND INDIAN PLANNERS\nAND HAVE IN RETURN THE IMPUT OF INDIAN AND DISTRICT\nPLANNING AREAS INTO OVERALL STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nPLANS.\n6\nMOST STATES NOW CAN AND WILL PROVIDE INDIAN\nPLANNERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE\nWITHOUT USURPING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PREROGATIVES\nTHAT BELONG TO THE INDIAN PEOPLE, AND ONE TEST OF A\nSKILLFUL INDIAN PLANNER WILL BE HIS ABILITY TO SECURE\nSUCH ASSISTANCE.\nBEYOND THE STATE LEVEL AND ANXIOUS TO ASSIST\nSINCE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON\nRESERVATIONS IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE BROAD OVERALL PLANNING\nBEING DONE FOR THE REGION ARE THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS,\nSUCH AS THE FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL COMMISSION. THESE\nORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUCTURED TO ENCOURAGE INTERAGENCY\nCOORDINATION OF PLANNING ACTIVITIES WITHIN AND AMONG\nSTATE AND LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE RESERVATIONS\nIN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES, CREATE NEW\n7\nOPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY\nOF LIFE.\nTHE SKILLED INDIAN PLANNER WILL UNDERSTAND THE\nINTER-DEPENDENCY OF REGIONAL AND STATE DEVELOPMENT\nRIGHT DOWN TO THE AREA AND RESERVATION DEVELOPMENT\nPROGRAMS. HE WILL, THEREFORE, WORK CLOSELY WITH THE\nAPPROPRIATE OFFICERS OF THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, AND\nSTATE STAFFS IN ORDER TO REINFORCE HIS OWN PLANNING\nEFFORT FOR THE RESERVATION AND BRING OUTSIDE RESOURCES\nINTO THE RESERVATION'S ECONOMY.\nIN SOME AREAS COOPERATION WILL BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE\nOF YEARS OF POOR COMMUNICATION BUT IN MOST STATES AND\nTHROUGHOUT MOST REGIONAL COMMISSIONS, AND ON MOST\nRESERVATIONS ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING\n8\nWILL HELP OPEN DOORS FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE BY BRINGING\nABOUT MEANINGFUL COOPERATION AND JOINT EFFORT IN THE\nFIELD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FROM WHICH ALL WILL\nBENEFIT.\nA HISTORY OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT IS\nBEING WRITTEN TODAY BY INDIAN PEOPLE AND INDIAN PLANNERS\nTHROUGH WISE UTILIZATION OF THE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES\nAVAILABLE TO THEM. AMONG THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE SUCH\nOUTSTANDING PROGRAMS AS:\n1. THE AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONAL BANK\nA COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN AMERICAN INDIAN\nLEADERS AND SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FUNDS\nFOR FINANCING INDIAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.\n2. AMERICAN INDIAN CATTLEMEN'S CONSORTIUM\nIN 1976 EDA PROVIDED A $3,000,000 GRANT TO A\nCONSORTIUM OF 15 INDIAN TRIBES IN MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA AND\nSOUTH DAKOTA TO ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM, LOW-INTEREST LOAN\n9\nPROGRAM FOR INDIAN CATTLEMEN TO HELP RESTORE HERDS DESTORYED\nBY LATE SPRING STORMS.\n3. AMERICAN INDIAN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE\nA GOVERNMENT PROJECT TO FUND AN ALL-INDIAN MANAGEMENT\nINSTITUTE THAT PROVIDES EXPERTISE TO INDIAN TRIBES IN BUSINESS\nDEVELOPMENT, MOTEL OPERATIONS, AND GOVERMENT ADMINISTRATION.\n4. AMERICAN INDIAN TRAVEL COMMISSION\nAN ALL-INDIAN OPERATED TRAVEL COMMISSION THAT PROVIDES\nEXPERTISE TO INDIAN TRIBES IN THE TOURISM-RECREATION FIELD.\n5. ACQUACULTURE PROJECTS\nNUMEROUS PROFITABLE PROJECTS ALL-INDIAN MANAGED TO\nPRODUCE PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THROUGH INDIAN-OWNED ENTERPRISES\nSEA FOOD PRODUCTS.\n6. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS\nNUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION PROJECTS INCLUDING\nIRRIGATION, LIVESTOCK, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING\nAND MARKETING.\n10\n7. MUSEUMS AND TOURIST CENTERS\nSEVENTEEN MUSEUMS TO HOUSE CULTURAL TREASURES AND\nTOURIST RELATED CENTERS.\n8. INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS\n42 INDUSTRIAL PARKS.\n9. INDIAN TOURISM AND RECREATION PROJECTS\n65 PROJECTS-INDIAN-OWNED IN THE TOURISM AND RECREATION\nFIELD INCLUDING MOTELS, RODEO GROUNDS, TRAILS, FISHING AREAS,\nETC.\nTHESE PROJECTS, EXEMPLARY AS THEY ARE, REPRESENT BUT THE\nFIRST CHAPTER IN THE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY FOR INDIAN PEOPLE\nTHAT LIES AHEAD. IF TRIBAL LEADERS AND THE INDIAN PEOPLE\nWANT DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE.\nONE NEW CHAPTER NOW BEING WRITTEN WILL INCLUDE AN ESTIMATED\n$52,560,000 IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF\nLABOR FOR ADVANCE PLANNING FOR INDIAN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT\nPROGRAMS THROUGH CETA GRANTS TO PRIME SPONSORING TRIBES IN 1977.\n11\nIT WILL BE MOST IMPORTANT FOR EACH OF YOU, AS\nPLANNERS, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BASIC RESPONSIBILITY\nFOR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON THE\nRESERVATION, AND IN INDIAN AREAS BELONGS TO THE TRIBAL\nLEADERS.\nYOUR IMPORTANCE AS PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS LIES IN THE\nSERVICE YOU CAN RENDER TO THE TRIBAL LEADERSHIP IN\nPROVIDING THE MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTING THEIR\nASPIRATIONS AND GOALS INTO REALISTIC PROGRAMS FOR\nDEVELOPMENT:\nTHE CHALLENGES FACING MOST TRIBES ARE TOUGH; AND\nWILL CALL FOR THE STRONGEST TYPES OF PLANNING AND\nACTION PROGRAMS, IF YOU TRULY HELP THEM BRING INTO\nREALITY THEIR ASPIRATIONS AND GOALS TO:\n1. ERADICATE THE POVERTY THAT HAS HELD THE\nINDIAN BACK.\n12\n2. TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE.\n3. TO PROVIDE DECENT HOUSING FOR ALL WHO WANT\nAND NEED DECENT HOUSING;\n4. TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOCATIONAL\nTRAINING AND GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ALL WHO\nDESIRE IT, AND\n5. TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHERE LITTLE\nOPPORTUNITY NOW EXISTS.\nCONCLUSION\nWE HAVE FUNDED THE UNITED INDIAN PLANNERS\nASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE A REALISTIC TRAINING PROGRAM\nFOR INDIAN PLANNERS. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT ITS SUCCESS\nWILL JUSTIFY MANY MORE TRAINING SESSIONS TO COME.\nWE TRUST THAT THIS SEMINAR HAS STRENGTHENED EACH\nOF YOU PERSONALLY, AND HAS STRENGTHENED THE UNITED\nINDIAN PLANNERS ASSOCIATION GENERALLY IN FACING THE\n13\nEVER-INCREASING CHALLENGE OF YOUR DIFFICULT PLANNING\nROLE, AND THAT THE SKILL AND THE KNOWLEDGE, THE JUDGEMENT\nAND THE LEADERSHIP EACH OF YOU DEVELOP WILL PROVE TO BE\nNOT ONLY AN ASSET TO YOU AND YOUR TRIBE BUT AN\nINSPIRATION TO ALL OF THOSE WHO WILL BE WORKING WITH\nYOU TO BUILD MORE LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES BY CREATING NEW\nECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE OF YOUR\nRESERVATION AND YOUR STATE.\nTHANK YOU.\nUnited Indian Planners Association\nKen Stanger\nPresident\n509/634-4591\nColville Reservation\nEdward Mouss\nVice-President\n918/756-8500\nCreek Nation of\nOklahoma\nJames St. Arnold\nSept. 21, 1976\nSecretary-Treasurer\n906/632-6896\nMichigan Inter-Tribal\nCouncil\nAndrew Akins\nPencbscot-Passamaquoddy\nTribal Planning Board\nBarry Snyder\nSeneca Nation of Indians\nDear Mr. Patterson:\nCurtis Osceola\nMiccosukee Tribe\nit Indians of Florida\nOn behalf of the UIPA Board of Directors and staff I\nF.L. Phillips\nwould like to express my sincere appreciation to you\nNebraska Indian\nInter-Tribal Development Corp.\nfor addressing our conference as a luncheon speaker.\nLeo Kennerly, Jr.\nYour contribution was an important part in making the\nBlackfeet Planning Program\nconference an outstanding success.\nTimothy Treadwell\nCalifornia Inter-Tribal\nCouncil\nWe are happy to report that we have received many\ncomplimentary letters concerning the conference from\nplanners from all geographic areas. It was noted\nthat the special speakers were a valuable asset.\nCassette tapes of the conference sessions and speakers\nare available on loan and many have indicated that they\nwish to take advantage of that service.\nUIPA has completed a special conference newsletter.\nA complimentary copy is enclosed.\nAgain, many thanks for your contribution to the\n1976 conference and for your timely address.\nWe look forward to working with you in the future.\nSincerely,\nandy\nAndrew W. Ebona\nExecutive Director\n1019 19th Street N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036 202/466-8212\nLIBRA\nFORD\nSpokane Wash., Triday, ugust 20, 1976. THE SPOKESH\nTribes gearing to protect their energy resources\nPorta-\nBy EDWARD W. COKER JR.\nners by American Indian\nAfter we know what skills\nences of other\ntribes, time\nWhile, in fact, the reserva-\nAdministration becau\nof\ntribes and organ ations\nare needed, whether it be\nand money sav\nigs\nwould\nbe\ntion lands are held in trust,\nPresident Ford' manda\nfor\nThe biggest ng we II be\ngeology mining, engineering\nsubstantial, Ga\niel\nsaid.\nthey are held in trust for\nOperation Independ\nIndians will be able to pro-\ndoing is a CO prehensive\nor planning, we can find tri-\ntect their own energy\nanalysis of ener issues on\nbal members interested in\nimportant\nall other\nIndians-their owners-by\ncould be the most dang\nAs\nthe federal government\nfederal agency to India\nresources soon, instead of\nIndian rese ns, Gab-\nbeing trained in the field to\naspects of the ne\nprogram is\nthrough the Bureau of Indian\nLojah laughed off th\nidea\nrelying on the federal govern-\nriel said.\ntake their places in tribal\nthe re-examinati\nof the pre-\nAffairs, he noted.\nthat the United States could\nment to do the job for them.\n\"Basically, the will cover\ngovernment structures\nsent environme\ntal impact\nA program is being\nthe questions dians have\nThus, Lojah said, Indians\nbecome energy indep ndent\nGabriel said the program\nsystem, he said\ndesigned to accomplish this\nresource\nincludes plans to establish\nThe environment\nntal impact\nfear that when the nation's\nwithout the resources ow on\nabout energy\ntask by the Federal Energy\ndevelopment, hich should\nsystem currently involves an\nneeds OF desires demand it,\nreservation lands.\nclearinghouse for informa\nAdministration in coopera-\nbe answered before any\nassessment of a particu-\n'the government will come\nHe said the purpo\nof\nor\ntion on energy resource\ntion with the Council of\ndevelopment tal place.\nlar activity whet er mining,\nand get the resources owned\nCERT is to see to it tha when\ndevelopment on tribal lands.\nEnergy Resource Tribes and\n\"In addition, will try to\nland reclamation or drilling,\nby Indians.\nIndian energy resourc ar\nThis kind of operation\ndeveloped they are de loper\nthe Bureau of Indian Affairs.\ndevelop a list of financial\n15\nwould be invaluable to tribes\nwill have on the en ironment.\nHe noted, in this respect,\nto the benefit of the Indiana\nEd Gabriel, of the Federal\noptions for developing energy\njust starting out to develop\nGabriel said,\nthe past\nthat the Federal Energy\nwho own them.\n4 ft\nEnergy Administration in\nand energy-related resources\nenergy resources on their\nthis system has no\nddressed\n18\nWashington, D.C., was in\non tribal lands,' The inspec-\nlands, he said.\nitself to the concerns of\nSpokane Thursday for a\nIndians or their lands.\n41\ntion of the various tribal gov-\nFor instance, if information\nTHE\nworkshop on energy resource\nernments now operating for\nwere available to the tribe\nDespite Gabrie\nassur-\ndevelopment at the United\nthe 22 tribes possessing\nwith the new energy\nCamelot\nFacilitie\n2\nances of the Feder Energy\nfor 10\nIndian Planners Association\nenergy resources on their\nresources on the past experi-\nAdministration's best inten-\nconference in the Sheraton-\nreservations will be an\ntions for the devel oment of\nRESTAURANT\nSpokane Hotel.\nimportant part of the prog-\nenergy resourcés\nIndian\nApproximately 800 Indian\nram, he said\nLibrary approved\nlands, doubts rema\nin\nthe\nFive Course\nSur\nplanners are attending the\nHe said this inspection will\nminds of some Indi\nSteak Dinners\n3.75\nI/ive-day conference which\nserve to isclose \"any\nBOSTON (AP) Legisla-\nCharles Lojah, se stary of\nbegan Monday.\ndeficiencies the tribes ght\ntion permitting construction\nthe Council of\nEnergy\nCocktails in the\nIt is the first conference for\nhave in areas necessar to\nof the John F. Kennedy presi-\nResource Tribes\nCERT),\nthe organization, a new pro-\nsuccessful ealings th\ndential library at the Univer-\nsaid, \"One of the\nwritten\nCROWN ROOM\nfessional group for individu-\nenergy nanies see ing\nsity of Massachusetts Boston\npolicies of the United tates\nis\nFive Mile Shopping Center\nals employed as socio-\ntribal lands or develop ent\ncampus was signed Thursday\nthat Indians hold researces in\nW.1812 Francis FA 4533\neconomic development plan-\nof resources\nby Gov. Michael S. Dukakis.\ntrust for the nation"
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