Place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of native american activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969,reclaiming it as indian land during their 18 month occupation. Amidst this assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president nixon advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination,and congress acted on nixons reform proposals. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, president nixon said, both as a matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin to act on the basis of what the indians themselves have long been telling us. The time has come to break decisively with the past and to create conditions for a new era in which the indian future is determined by indian acts and indian decisions. When president nixon returned the sacred site of new mexico to the people of taos pueblo in a ceremony, it symbolized the fundamental shift in u. S. Government policy towards American Indian pe
Presented by the Richard Nixon foundation carried mr. Johnson president s ands administration is regarded as one of the most proindian of the 20th century. It ushered in a new era of selfgovernment. Native americans found a champion in president nixon. A stance that resulted from his personal history and his consultation with indian leaders who helped shape his view of Indian Affairs. This policy breakthrough took place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969 reclaiming it as indian land during their occupation. Assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president and advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination and congress acted on his reform. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, president and said both as a matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin to act on the basis of what the indians themselves have long been telling us.
The Richard Nixon foundation. Mr. Johnson president s ands president nixons administration is regarded as one of the most proindian of the 20th century and one that restored lands to tribes and ushered in a new era of selfgovernment. Native americans found a champion in president nixon. A stance that resulted from his personal history and his consultation with indian leaders who helped shape his view of Indian Affairs. This policy breakthrough took place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of native american activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969,reclaiming it as indian land during their 18 month occupation. Amidst this assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president nixon advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination,and congress acted on nixons reform proposals. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, both as aixon said, matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin
More people expressing concern tonight after a cancer causing chemical was found on the a climb as high school in west oakland. Thank you for joining us at 10, im pam moore and im ken wayne officials revealed yesterday they found trace amounts of the toxic chemical try coral ethylene and ground water under the high school campus. That chemical is commonly called tce the school was closed yesterday and again today. The concern is a chemical maybe vaporizing and coming up from the ground into the school building. District Officials Say theyll Start Testing the air tomorrow and continue those tests through next week Environmental Health officials will also test the soil around that school another concern is that the high school is in the area already known to have to see we showed you this map yesterday the school is less than half a mile away from the lane metal finisher site which is currently labeled as hazardous. The state has been cleaning up that site since 2007 and tca is among the
Little better to the north generally speaking here swinging things around the golden gate. There you see some of that haze this looked over this breeze already in place. And it actually will get a little bit more on the windy side as we get into tomorrow really but this is what were talking about this low is going remain to the south. But its drawing up some of the scattered cloud cover even couple radar echoes were not getting any the stations in the bay area actually reporting any rain from that. But again places like Half Moon Bay looks like some going its stock and well continue to remain with some fog and overcast conditions. This is what im talking about as you can see all day long at 1230. This but the only trouble spot right down here to the south then its for us to spread out a little bit more so in the east bay by tonight. You can see at a little bit up to the north bay by tomorrow morning. From the delta. And now as where the areas of looks like an affected by that for tonig