<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>1971 Senate Letter Discussing Educational Program for Indian Children</dc:title><dc:date>1971-10-20</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_026_1_226_16_006</dc:identifier><dc:description>The letter is from Fred R. Harris, a member of the United States Senate, to Mr. Larry Bisonette regarding the Educational Program for Indian Children in St. Paul. Harris expresses concern over the high dropout rate of Indian students and mentions pending legislation to provide assistance to school districts near Indian reservations. He commends the efforts of the St. Paul community in addressing the educational needs of Indian children and offers further assistance if needed.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>