Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Occupation of the BIA Building in Washington, D.C.: Statements Before the Subcommittee, 1972-1973
The text discusses the impact of the Trail of Broken Treaties protest march on the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. It describes how the incident has affected relationships among Indian people, as well as attitudes and philosophies of non-Indian people. The text also mentions the potential negative impact of the destruction of valuable BIA records. Finally, the Commissioner of the Bureau requests that a team be assembled to assess the impact of the incident.
7-Nov-72
