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Rh SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION "B-B"

(Krause)

POINT FOUR PROGRAM FOR INDIANS

A concurrent resolution to the Congress urging the passage of a "point four program" to raise the standards of well-being of Indian citizens.

WHEREAS, the Indian citizens of this state who reside on and adjacent to federal Indian reservations do not enjoy a standard of living in any way approaching that found among the non-Indian citizens of this state, and in fact often suffer extreme hardships through inadequate diet, housing, and at times even hunger; and

WHEREAS, a continuation of the federal reservation system with its ever-increasing population will result in even further hardships because of an almost total absence of employment opportunities on the reservation; and

WHEREAS, the social advancement of our Indian citizens is and will continue to be largely barred unless economic improvements are forthcoming; and

WHEREAS, legislation will be presented to the Congress to provide assistance similar to the "point four program" to the Indian citizens of this and other states through the provision of technical and financial assistance to aid in the development of natural resources on Indian lands; to develop the full capabilities of industrial and agricultural production; in improvements in housing, nutrition, clothing, sanitation and health; and the resettlement of individuals and families in other areas;

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of North Dakota, the House of Representatives Concurring Therein:

That the Congress is respectfully urged to give favorable consideration to the passage of a "point four program" to aid the Indian citizens of this and other states to reach the level of well-being enjoyed by the great majority of the citizens of our country and to provide for the implementation of this program at the earliest possible date; and

Be It Further Resolved, that copies of this resolution be forwarded by the secretary of state to the secretary of the interior, the commissioner of Indian affairs, and to each member of the North Dakota congressional delegation.

Filed March 6, 1959.