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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: