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New Industry Boosting Indian Employment Opportunities
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_47_57_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- New Industry Boosting Indian Employment Opportunities
- Date Created:
- 1964-12-03
- EDTF:
- 1964-12-03
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- The Secretary of the Interior announced that a toy manufacturer, Strombecker Corporation, will be opening a plant in Durant, Oklahoma, providing jobs for 100 Indian men and women. This is part of a larger effort to increase Indian employment, with 40 other plants already providing jobs for 1,500 Indians. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has been working with various organizations to facilitate the establishment of these industries, with training provided to Indian workers. The Durant plant will manufacture model racing cars and other toys, with production set to begin in June.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Business--United States., Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 88th (1963-1965)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_47_57_0000, Box, 47, 57, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
