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WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 3, 1970-Mrs. Laura Bergt, Fairbanks, poses in office of the Vice President with aide C.D. Ward and Robert Robertson, Executive Director, National Council on Indian Opportunity, which is chaired by the Vice President, after having been sworn in as one of eight new Indian members appointed by the Presidentfrom across the country to serve two-year terms. Mrs. Bergt will be chairing two regional meetings with Indians and Natives in Fairbanks, the first of which is to be held October 2. She and her; husband, Neil, and their children reside in Fairbanks.Lauro Bergt to Choir NCIO Meeting in FairbanksIndian and Eskimo leaders from across the State are scheduled .to meet in October to discuss President Nixon's Indian* • • * • .legislative program. Laura Bergtannounced this week.• • %Mrs. Bergt. of Fairbanks, isthe regional representative for Alaska on the National Council on Indian Opportunity. She tentatively plans to call Alaska's native leaders together for a regional meeting in Fairbanks, Oct. 2. The date and location will be confirmed as soon as possible.The President's legislative program mentioned above consists of seven bills sent to Congress in July by Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel. The bills are designed to implement the dramatic new Indian policy announced in President Nixon's message to Congress on July 8,197°.In the message, Nixon calledfor a comprehensive program(Continued on Page 6.)
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Fairbanks Tundra Times
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Wed, Sep 23, 1970
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