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He is an asset to [[strikethrough]] really head [[/strikethrough]] Indianhood, the National Congress of American Indians. He is very worthy of the respect that members of the Indian race have for him. He is a man of [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] humble background; he knows the trials and tribulations of the reservation Indian. A man who has held my fraternal affection across the years. He [[strikethrough]] does [[/strikethrough]] may not have a broad academic educational background, but he is a man who's [[strikethrough]] has [[strikethrough]] got a lot of smart on top of his head, and I hope that you will go along and vote for Clarence Wesley of the San Carlos Apache tribe of San Carlos, Arizona. (Applause) I [[strikethrough]] in wish to [[/strikethrough]] place in nomination the name of Clarence Wesley for office of First Vice President of the National Congress of American Indians. Thank you.

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We have placed before us the nomination of Mr. Clarence Wesley for First Vice President. Do I hear a second?
Voice: I second it. Chairman would you wish to second? Come forward.
Thos. Segundo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Thomas [[strikethrough]] Seegonal. [[/strikethrough]] Segundo. I am a [[strikethrough]] typical [[/strikethrough]] Papago Indian from the [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] State of Arizona. I have known Mr. Wesley for many years, having come from [[strikethrough]] very [[/strikethrough]] pretty much the same environment, same area that Clarence Wesley comes from. I [[strikethrough]] want to impress you [[/strikethrough]] have the pleasure, As chairman of the [[strikethrough]] Pueblo [[/strikethrough]] Papago Tribal Council and also as chairman of the Arizona Inter-Tribal Council, of working with this fine gentleman. It [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] was indeed a pleasure and an honor to have gone [[strikethrough]] to many [[/strikethrough]] through many of the [[strikethrough]] tribes tira [[/strikethrough]] trials and the tribulations. [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] I have [[strikethrough]] been served [[/strikedthrough]] shared many of the disappointments which naturally come as a [[strikethrough]] councilman [[/strikethrough]] consequence of the struggle [[strikethrough]] beginning [[/strikethrough]] to gain for the [[strikethrough]] young ones [[/strikethrough]] Indians the rights, the benefits, many of the things for which we have [[strikethrough]] struck [[/strikethrough]] struggled in the state of Arizona and in the Southwest. Ladies and gentlemen, it 

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was not and easy take and we? I know that Clarence has the respect of [[strikethrough]] these [[/strikethrough]] the Indians. As chairman of the San Carlos Tribal Council, he was able to institute many of the economic and social developments as well as the political development of his really? very outstanding tribe [[strikethrough]] from [[/strikethrough]] in the state of Arizona, the Apache tribe. But it was not only the Apache tribe he was working for. For years ago when we began the movement to establish for the first time in the state of