<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>Request for Financial Support for Indigenous Advocacy: A Letter to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union</dc:title><dc:date>1972-04-25</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_3_282_4_0038</dc:identifier><dc:description>The letter is a request for financial support from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for the AIO Action Council, which advocates for American Indian self-improvement and legislative issues. The council is not allowed to receive tax-exempt funds and relies on contributions to support their activities. The letter emphasizes the impact of American Indians' economic and social status on the overall economy and requests assistance in lobbying for legislative issues of mutual interest.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>