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Seizure of Bureau of Indian Affairs Headquarters: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

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Seizure of Bureau of Indian Affairs Headquarters: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

The text contains hearings on the seizure and occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters building. Statements are included from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the General Counsel of the General Services Administration, the executive director of the National Council on Indian Opportunity, and the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department. Letters are also included from the chairman of the House Interior Committee, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Counsel to the President. Additional information includes an affidavit from the Acting Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service, a chronology of events, and a list of Indian participants in the occupation of the BIA building.

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Title: Seizure of Bureau of Indian Affairs Headquarters: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

Component Unique Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_5_0031

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Begin: 1972-11-05

Scope and Content: The text contains hearings on the seizure and occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters building. Statements are included from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the General Counsel of the General Services Administration, the executive director of the National Council on Indian Opportunity, and the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department. Letters are also included from the chairman of the House Interior Committee, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Counsel to the President. Additional information includes an affidavit from the Acting Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service, a chronology of events, and a list of Indian participants in the occupation of the BIA building.

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