<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Supporting Indigenous Education: A Call for Funding for Northwestern State College's Indian Studies Program</dc:title><dc:date>1975-12-23</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_003_2_31_20_0014</dc:identifier><dc:description>Senator Bartlett received a letter from Northwestern State College in Alva, Oklahoma requesting support under Title III Programs for their Indian Studies Program. The program aims to address the high dropout rate among Indian students and provide relevant education and leadership training. The college has developed a curriculum and sought resources to support the program, including recruiting and counseling Indian students. They have also outlined their budget needs and requested assistance from Senator Bartlett's office.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>