University of Oklahoma. American Indian Institute

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Correspondence, pamphlets, and reports of various Native American projects, such as the Alaska Native Law Project, the North Slope Legal Assistance Project, the American Indian Institute, and the Alaska Legal Services Corporation. Boyce and Alice Timmons Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Black-and-white original prints of an American Indian Institute event. Personalities include U.S. Senator Dan Inouye, Evalu Russell, Wilma Mankiller, Carol Willis, Sharon Harjo, Frank Bushyhead, and Linda Skinner. Unpublished finding aid available.

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Indian advocacy organization. Minutes of annual conferences, newsletters, and other publications concerning Indian education, civil rights, tribal council proceedings, and various Indian youth programs.

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Oral history collection. Typescripts of interviews conducted with hundreds of American Indians in Oklahoma regarding the histories and cultures of their respective tribes. Included are accounts of Indian ceremonies, customs, social conditions, philosophies, and standards of living. Members of every tribe resident in Oklahoma were interviewed.

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Correspondence, reports and printed materials relating to Native American rights and education, accumulated by Miller during his tenure as Director of the Indian Education Center at the University of Oklahoma's American Indian Institute. Robert L. Miller Photograph Collection also in repository.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Publications from the College of Continuing Education, Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education (OCCE), American Indian Institute, Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, KGOU Radio, Independent Study, Special Credit Programs, Advanced Programs, Program Development Services, and Rehabilitation Administration & Management Programs include: General Bulletins/Catalogs (1962-69); Proposals to the W.K. Kellog Foundation (1958); "Con.Text" (1991); Annual Reports (1972-73, 1983-86); "OCCE Occasional Newsletter" (1980); Program Audit Reports (1971-78); "Oklahoma Indian Newsletter" (1958); "Centerboard" (1984); "Indian Education Letter" (1970); KGOU program guides (1983-85); "Newsletter of the Advanced Programs" (1969-70); "Governmental Career Studies Newsletter" (1965); and...