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PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOR 1951

James Hammett, Cherokee, Claremore, Oklahoma ) 
Helen L. Peterson, Sioux, Denver, Colorado ) Co-Chairmen

John A. Bosin, Kiowa, Anadarko, Oklahoma
I.W. Flood, Pima-Maricopa, Box 455, Chandler, Arizona
Francis McKinley, Ute, Fort Duchesne, Utah
Frank George, Nez Perce, Nespelem, Washington

PROPOSED PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM FOR 1951 FOR N.C.A.I.

1. Write letters to 200-500 newspapers asking them to accept NCAI bulletin, some material from this conference, and possibly a few other items for publication during the year; send us name of person to whom material is to be sent and copy of paper in which article or story appears. Letter to be signed by all committee members. Personal contacts will be made with papers as follows: Bosin, Oklahoma; Flood, Arizona; George, Washington, Oregon and Nevada; Francis McKinley, Utah; Peterson, Colorado

2. Preparation of Christmas card greeting which may be purchased by N.C.A.I. members.

3. Suggested ideas for radio programs, on request of NCAI members.

4. Publication of brochure or folder on NCAI; draft to be written by Rainer and Bronson, suggestions by this committee

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KARL WHITMAN, JR.: (Missouri River Basin) Because of our situation, the location of our Reservation, the Garrison Dam would affect our Reservation. There was quite a series of investigations done on our Reservation since we were the first one to suffer the damages of progress. I wonder about the use of the word progress. The flood control act was for a series of dams down the river, which will destroy the fertile valley of our Reservation to save the periodic flooding of other lands below. And they call that progress. At any rate we were very fortunate in having the man I am about to introduce to you, who gathered together various technical men who conducted surveys to determine what could be done after the dam comes. It was the old idea of making a good thing out of a disaster. As a result of the technical and statistical information gathered by this unit, a program was developed. In June of 1949, we had a letter from the Commissioner stating that this man who heads this organization was wanted elsewhere. I personally protested. At the present time he is serving as Director and Superintendent, two positions. Ordinarily it takes to men to occupy each position. When I heard of that, I was not in the least surprised that he could handle both positions because is a man who has the capacity to do those jobs efficiently. Our loss was a great gain for the Navajo. It is a privilege, and with pleasure I introduce Harper.

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