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Monday, December 7, continued Recess for dinner 8:00 p.m. Speeches by Arizona State Public Officials, and Reports on Indian Progress and Programs Chairman: Ed Rogers, Chippewa Honorable Howard Pyle, Governor of Arizona Honorable Barry Goldwater, United States Senator Reports on Indian Progress: Sam Gorman, Navajo, Tribal Enterprises See letter to [[S?]], Yakima, Timber Program _________, Ft. Peck, Oil Development William Dean, Ft. Berthold, Relocation of Families [[left margin]] Ask Wesley [[/left margin]] _________, Apache, Cattle Program Edison Ward, Sioux, Ft. Randall program _________, Ute, Housing Program [[left margin]] All should come on first day { Will talk to Edison Ward about this on 27th - D'Arcy says it should be a discussion of the issue "What is federal policy about taking Indian lands for public purposes" & the special questions it raises [[/left margin]] Tuesday, December 8, 1953 9:00 a.m. General Meeting: "Legislation" Chairman: [[strikethrough]] Earl Boyd Pierce, Oklahoma, or [[/strikethrough]] Martin Cross, Gros Ventre, North Dakota Opening Statements: Rex Curry, Ute - on Tribal mgt. programs Maurice McCabe, Navajo (Public Law 280) Charles Grounds, Seminole - Trust period on 5-tribes lands. Lewis Johnson, Yuma Calif. Withdrawal bill Freda Beazley, Ft. [[strikethrough]] Belknap [[/strikethrough]] Peck (Taxing of Income from Trust Prop.) [[strikethrough]] Jess Rowledge, Arapahoe (Competency Bill) [[/strikethrough]] Peter Star, Arikara (Turtle Mountain Withdrawal Bill) Hollis Chough - and Mrs Dorsey Kahze on Competency bill [[left margin]] A Papago and Ernest Smith - if they are coming on Transfer of Medical Services General Discussion 12:00 noon Luncheon Meeting, ________ Room, Westward Ho Hotel "How Organizations Can Work Together on Indian Legislation" Chairman: [[strikethrough]] N.B. Johnson, or [[/strikethrough]] Mrs Ruth M. Bronson Speech: "The Crisis in Congress", by Oliver La Farge, President, American Association on Indian Affairs Introduction and Recognition of the Following, with short speeches: