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NCIO Meet...(Continued from pa9e 1)that would give the Indians greater control ove^r their destiny and end Federal paternalism toward them. . iEach of the seven bills has been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate but none have been passed,^Mrs. Bergt said.Expressing an attitude of optimism about the proposed legislation,. Mrs. Bergt said that, if enacted, it will give Indians and Eskimos a strong voice in their welfare as far as health, education, and business opportunities are concerned.It is encouraging that legislation was introduced following the President’s message, she added, and shows that he was sincere. .Following the regional meeting in Alaska and similar ones throughout the United States, the eight-member National Council on Indian Opportunity, will meet in Anchorage to decide what to do with the recommendations and opinions collected from across the nation.All of the council members have very strongly voiced the feeling, Mrs. Bergt said, that they wanted the meetings to lead to action.The seven bills to be discussed are summarized as follows:- ;-A bill to authorize Indian tribes and communities to assume control of federal programs and services provided for them by the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service.—A *t)ill to retain civil service coverage for employees of the federal government who transfer to Indian tribal organizations as these organizations assume control of various federal programs.-A bill toestablish an independent Indian Trust Counselauthority to provide independent legal representation for the Indians’ natural resource rights. Such representation is now the responsibility of the Departments of Interior and Justice, which is often faced with a conflict of interest in such cases.—A bill to provide for direct allocation of Johnson-O’Malley (education) funds to Indian tribes which could then control their own schools.*~A bill to permit impoundment of livestock trespassing on Indian land and institute a system of fines for recovery of the stock.-A bill to increase the revolving loan fund, which loans money for Indian economic development projects, and to set up a fund for the insurance and guarantee of loans made fo Indian tribes in order to encourage private lendersto loan more money for Indian economic projects.-A bill to establish an Assistant secretaryfof the Interior for Indians and Territorial Affairs. -
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Fairbanks Tundra Times
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Wed, Sep 23, 1970
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