Reginald Hart wrote a letter to Congressman Happy Camp expressing concern about funding for Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. He emphasized the importance of these schools in providing education for American Indian students and urged for continued financial aid to ensure they can compete with the white man in society. Congressman Camp responded, assuring Hart that BIA schools will receive similar funding as the previous year, with a possibility of supplementary funds to cover inflation-related expenses.

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Title: Advancing Indian Education: The Importance of Indian-Controlled Community Colleges

Identifier:
CAC_CC_009_1_26_15_0013
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Title: Advancing Indian Education: The Importance of Indian-Controlled Community Colleges
Date Created:
1973-01-01
EDTF:
1973-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
John N. "Happy" Camp Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/261
Description:
Reginald Hart wrote a letter to Congressman Happy Camp expressing concern about funding for Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. He emphasized the importance of these schools in providing education for American Indian students and urged for continued financial aid to ensure they can compete with the white man in society. Congressman Camp responded, assuring Hart that BIA schools will receive similar funding as the previous year, with a possibility of supplementary funds to cover inflation-related expenses.
Policy Area:
Native Americans
Topic:
Indians of North America--United States
Congress:
93rd (1973-1975)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_9_1_0000, Box 26, Folder 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages