Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK President Ford Proclaims Native American Awareness Week, 1976 1976-09-25 1976-09-25 Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ eng 94th (1975-1977) Dewey F. Bartlett Collection CAC_CC_3_8_61_29_0000, Box, 61, 29, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2 CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0009 https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0000-Tulsa%20Office%20Files,%20Indians,%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201974,%201976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0009_thumbnail.jpg https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/archival_objects/865464 https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0000-Tulsa%20Office%20Files,%20Indians,%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201974,%201976/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0009.pdf correspondence Native Americans; Public Lands and Natural Resources 1 Page President Gerald R. Ford has proclaimed the week of October 10, 1976, as Native American Awareness Week. This proclamation recognizes the contributions of Native Americans to American society and calls for an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of their culture and heritage. The President urges all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Text Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Neglected Assistance: A Call for Action from the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1976-09-30 1976-09-30 Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ eng 94th (1975-1977) Dewey F. Bartlett Collection CAC_CC_3_8_61_29_0000, Box, 61, 29, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2 CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0010 https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0000-Tulsa%20Office%20Files,%20Indians,%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201974,%201976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0010_thumbnail.jpg https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/archival_objects/865465 https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0000-Tulsa%20Office%20Files,%20Indians,%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs,%201974,%201976/CAC_CC_003_8_61_29_0010.pdf correspondence Native Americans Indians of North America--United States Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes 3 Pages The document from Clifford Little Coyote to Senator Dewey Bartlett addresses the lack of assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the Concho Agency in Oklahoma. Coyote is incarcerated and seeking help for a more fulfilling life upon release, but has not received any assistance despite filling out multiple forms. He questions why he is being excluded from receiving help when others have benefitted from the agency's support. Coyote asks for Bartlett's assistance in addressing this issue. Text