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Digitized from Box 6 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Sacramento, Calif.95816
P.O. Boy 161144
September 1, 1976
Bradley Patterson, Jr.
The White House
Wash, D. C.
FORD j LIBRARY GERALD
Dear m. Patterson,
dn response to your letter of aug. 27, '76:
We have printed materials and papers, but
to answer your questions concerning the
United Trike Council of Pacific West it is
simple to say to you that our work is
to do all the things for which many other
groups (here) are well funded to do, but do
not: as their non-participation increased,
ours arganization grew, dating back to
1971 when the Sacramento Indian Center
was first funded under O.E.O.
Our half-hearted attempte to he
funded quere rejected, and while there
was some dissappointment, we have
been able to retain autonomy and
find power in our freedom from
fundings "guidelines."
The primary funded dudian groups
here use a preference system for
native California dndians, and that, of
course, excludes 80% of the Indian
community in this state from aids,
jobs, benefits, or (even) social rapport.
We are approv. 3000 Indian people
who are refugus in the mest, fung
pushed to this place since 1800 as aur
homelands were invaded and wars of
conquest were maged against our nationa.
Our members are from approp. 40 tribus,
each of which has suffered the well-
known appressions, brokm treaties,
confiscations, and colonialistic take -
over of this lands and lines. The
first group of note to arrive here was
lead by Creck and Isalagi mise people,
including Sequoyah, in 1809, when
the Triaty of Hopewell was flagrantly
violated and barbarity against the
Mushagean and eastern nations grew
to fearful proportions. athers came
when the white man, John Ross, was
subsidized to impose dectatorship on
the nation in Indian Territory. still
others came during the scandalous years
of the rape of dudian nations by the
politicians in the "Richapao Indian offair."
as land in the Plains is confircated, and
in the desert, desecrated-as Black misa-
more fled before the onslaught: they
continue to home as their lands and
their peace and rights are taken from
them.
Our 'program' is simply the natural
actions of a tribal erstended-family-
unit: we keep dndian alive, in
frequent gatherings, and advocacy
as well as performing the social
services which refugus require in
a strange, unfriendly land. We
are pushed to these western waters and can
go no further; together, we are the
bundle of sticks which cannot be broken.
Our primary drive is to help get our
prople educated, and we are responsible
for getting hundreds of am members
into college, aiding them, and encauraging
them to stay there, assisting each
other mith studies, papers, problems
of discrimination which are built
in any standard set of studie. Our
work is daudly hard this year due
to the gross insults which pourd us
in every quarter under the ruse of
"Bi- -Centennial."
We have scholars, medicine people, tribal
religious teachers, and all manner of
traditional aids who function for the
right reasons, old may reasons, and
not for "pay" (which we dont have).
Our elected Cauncil-prople are from
FORD is LIBRARY pawa
seven different Indian nations, and a
supplemental 'congriss' of 21 are from
other Indian nations. We have an
annual Spring Festival, and these
people are chosen at that time.
We have sent representatives Cat thur
aun expense) across america this
summer, to mut with many tribes,
nations, and groups. dt has hem
enlightening to us, and we feel we
are unique as we found no such
body with like goals and work.
Like the Jewa and the old-way Hope,
we keep our nuds simple and they are
met and we go on, observing each
day that the Great Spirit works
in the offairs of man and universe,
and that the time our ancients
spoke of, is here. We are therefore
probably the most contented group
of childing in this land today,
seeing that we have placed our
trust in the proper powers, and we
have saught knowledge rather than
gold, and we are prepared for the
upheavals, holacausts, ar any other
vast inisitations of geology, or
psychology that may some. We are
contented and unofraid, and, as
such, me are pretty good people, having
many friends in all races who now
turn to us for assurance in a
world going herserb mith fear. dt
is good, for there are good people in
every race and every avenue of life.
We publish a minsletter from time
to time to let people know what is
happening in the world, since the
large subsidized media is not
allowed to do so. dt is an ant-of-
packet paper, free to interested
persons, and is hittle more than
a headline report and bibliography
to assist readers where they can
still aftain true reporting of the
affairs we have mentioned. We have
great mail and reader response, and
these are also sources of clipping
and reports of events not widely
circulated. We have histonians and
scientists and well-trained brains
to aid us in enderstanding what
is going on from the bits and pieces
of information which come from a
wide field.
as our goal is knowledge, and our
work is by fair exchange, we avoid
high erime of fraud, stealing, and
other acts so Common in every full
and strata of society. We therefore
ful we are among the best citizins
of the land, abiding by the laws of
"Caesar" and the laws of am dudian
ethics of old. Time is on am side and
the Great Spirit is our frind.
V. Card; Spokesperson
UNITED TRIBES COUNCIL
Secramento, la.
95816
SACRA REMENTONCA I Pivi SEP 170.0A EA 918 8.8 a
1975
United States 13c
Bradley H. Pattereon, Jr.
The White Hose
WHITE HOUSE MAIL
RECEPTION & SECURITY
Washington D.C. 1976
SEP 3
20001
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"ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 6, folder \"United Tribes Council of Pacific\nWest\" 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 6 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nSacramento, Calif.95816\nP.O. Boy 161144\nSeptember 1, 1976\nBradley Patterson, Jr.\nThe White House\nWash, D. C.\nFORD j LIBRARY GERALD\nDear m. Patterson,\ndn response to your letter of aug. 27, '76:\nWe have printed materials and papers, but\nto answer your questions concerning the\nUnited Trike Council of Pacific West it is\nsimple to say to you that our work is\nto do all the things for which many other\ngroups (here) are well funded to do, but do\nnot: as their non-participation increased,\nours arganization grew, dating back to\n1971 when the Sacramento Indian Center\nwas first funded under O.E.O.\nOur half-hearted attempte to he\nfunded quere rejected, and while there\nwas some dissappointment, we have\nbeen able to retain autonomy and\nfind power in our freedom from\nfundings \"guidelines.\"\nThe primary funded dudian groups\nhere use a preference system for\nnative California dndians, and that, of\ncourse, excludes 80% of the Indian\ncommunity in this state from aids,\njobs, benefits, or (even) social rapport.\nWe are approv. 3000 Indian people\nwho are refugus in the mest, fung\npushed to this place since 1800 as aur\nhomelands were invaded and wars of\nconquest were maged against our nationa.\nOur members are from approp. 40 tribus,\neach of which has suffered the well-\nknown appressions, brokm treaties,\nconfiscations, and colonialistic take -\nover of this lands and lines. The\nfirst group of note to arrive here was\nlead by Creck and Isalagi mise people,\nincluding Sequoyah, in 1809, when\nthe Triaty of Hopewell was flagrantly\nviolated and barbarity against the\nMushagean and eastern nations grew\nto fearful proportions. athers came\nwhen the white man, John Ross, was\nsubsidized to impose dectatorship on\nthe nation in Indian Territory. still\nothers came during the scandalous years\nof the rape of dudian nations by the\npoliticians in the \"Richapao Indian offair.\"\nas land in the Plains is confircated, and\nin the desert, desecrated-as Black misa-\nmore fled before the onslaught: they\ncontinue to home as their lands and\ntheir peace and rights are taken from\nthem.\nOur 'program' is simply the natural\nactions of a tribal erstended-family-\nunit: we keep dndian alive, in\nfrequent gatherings, and advocacy\nas well as performing the social\nservices which refugus require in\na strange, unfriendly land. We\nare pushed to these western waters and can\ngo no further; together, we are the\nbundle of sticks which cannot be broken.\nOur primary drive is to help get our\nprople educated, and we are responsible\nfor getting hundreds of am members\ninto college, aiding them, and encauraging\nthem to stay there, assisting each\nother mith studies, papers, problems\nof discrimination which are built\nin any standard set of studie. Our\nwork is daudly hard this year due\nto the gross insults which pourd us\nin every quarter under the ruse of\n\"Bi- -Centennial.\"\nWe have scholars, medicine people, tribal\nreligious teachers, and all manner of\ntraditional aids who function for the\nright reasons, old may reasons, and\nnot for \"pay\" (which we dont have).\nOur elected Cauncil-prople are from\nFORD is LIBRARY pawa\nseven different Indian nations, and a\nsupplemental 'congriss' of 21 are from\nother Indian nations. We have an\nannual Spring Festival, and these\npeople are chosen at that time.\nWe have sent representatives Cat thur\naun expense) across america this\nsummer, to mut with many tribes,\nnations, and groups. dt has hem\nenlightening to us, and we feel we\nare unique as we found no such\nbody with like goals and work.\nLike the Jewa and the old-way Hope,\nwe keep our nuds simple and they are\nmet and we go on, observing each\nday that the Great Spirit works\nin the offairs of man and universe,\nand that the time our ancients\nspoke of, is here. We are therefore\nprobably the most contented group\nof childing in this land today,\nseeing that we have placed our\ntrust in the proper powers, and we\nhave saught knowledge rather than\ngold, and we are prepared for the\nupheavals, holacausts, ar any other\nvast inisitations of geology, or\npsychology that may some. We are\ncontented and unofraid, and, as\nsuch, me are pretty good people, having\nmany friends in all races who now\nturn to us for assurance in a\nworld going herserb mith fear. dt\nis good, for there are good people in\nevery race and every avenue of life.\nWe publish a minsletter from time\nto time to let people know what is\nhappening in the world, since the\nlarge subsidized media is not\nallowed to do so. dt is an ant-of-\npacket paper, free to interested\npersons, and is hittle more than\na headline report and bibliography\nto assist readers where they can\nstill aftain true reporting of the\naffairs we have mentioned. We have\ngreat mail and reader response, and\nthese are also sources of clipping\nand reports of events not widely\ncirculated. We have histonians and\nscientists and well-trained brains\nto aid us in enderstanding what\nis going on from the bits and pieces\nof information which come from a\nwide field.\nas our goal is knowledge, and our\nwork is by fair exchange, we avoid\nhigh erime of fraud, stealing, and\nother acts so Common in every full\nand strata of society. We therefore\nful we are among the best citizins\nof the land, abiding by the laws of\n\"Caesar\" and the laws of am dudian\nethics of old. Time is on am side and\nthe Great Spirit is our frind.\nV. Card; Spokesperson\nUNITED TRIBES COUNCIL\nSecramento, la.\n95816\nSACRA REMENTONCA I Pivi SEP 170.0A EA 918 8.8 a\n1975\nUnited States 13c\nBradley H. Pattereon, Jr.\nThe White Hose\nWHITE HOUSE MAIL\nRECEPTION & SECURITY\nWashington D.C. 1976\nSEP 3\n20001\nProcessed by: 2"
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