Economic Impact of Indian Action Teams: Testimony and Resolution1976-01-01Tanyan, Edwin, 1925-1996http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_001_4_140_38_0004The document includes a letter from the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma requesting increased funding for the Indian Action Team Program, as well as testimony presented to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees highlighting the economic impact of the program on reservations. The program has led to improvements in housing, reduced welfare and unemployment expenditures, and produced trained skilled craftsmen. The testimony also mentions the potential economic benefits if all applicants were granted contracts.