Commissioner of Indian Affairs Glenn L. Emmons will leave Washington, September 30 for a. trip of approximately five weeks which will take him into the major Indian areas of 11 western States, it was announced today.
This will complete the assignment given to Commissioner Emmons by President Eisenhower in a letter of September 2 directing him to "meet with each of the major tribal groups of the country" in the near future.
On the forthcoming trip he will attend meetings with tribal groups in South Dakota, North Dakota, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. In September, he met with the tribes of Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.
The schedule for the October trip follows:
October 1 -- Sisseton, S. Dak., Meeting with Sisseton, Fort Totten and Flandreau Indian groups.
October 2 -- Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak., Meeting with Indians of Cheyenne River Reservation.
October 3 -- Fort Thompson, S. Dak., Meeting with Crow Creek, Lower Brule and Winnebago tribes.
October 4 -- Rosebud, S. Dak., Meeting with Rosebud and Yankton Sioux.
October 5 -- Pine Ridge, S. Dak., Meeting with Indians of Pine Ridge Reservation during the day.
October 5 -- Pierre, S. Dak., Evening meeting with South Dakota Commission on Indian Affairs.
October 6 -- Fort Yates, N. Dak., Meeting with Indians of Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
October 7 -- Elbowoods, N. Dak., Meeting with Indians of Fort Berthold end Turtle Mountain Reservations.
October 8 -- Bismarck, N. Dak., Meeting with Governor Norman Brunsdale and North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission.
October 9 -- Seattle, Washington. Meeting with tribes of western Washington.
October 10 -- Yakima, Washington. Meeting with Yakima, Colville, Spokane, and northern Idaho Indian groups.
October 11 -- Portland, Oreg., Meeting with Klamath, Warm Springs, Umatilla, Grand Ronde -Siletz and Celilo Indian groups.
October 12 -- San Francisco, Calif., Meeting with Indians of northern California.
October 14 -- San Diego, Calif. Meeting with Mission Indian groups of southern California during day.
October 14 -- Palm Springs, Calif., Evening meeting with Palm Springs Indians.
October 16 -- Dixon, Mont., Attendance at public hearing of House Interior and Insular Affairs subcommittee with Indians of Flathead Reservation.
October 17 -- Browning, Mont., Meeting with Blackfeet Indians.
October 18 -- Havre, Mont., Meeting with Indians of Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Reservations.
October 19 -- Poplar, Mont., Meeting with Fort Peck Indians.
October 21 -- Crow Agency, Mont., Meeting with Crow and northern Cheyenne Indians.
October 22 -- Riverton, Wyo., Meeting with Indians of Wind River Reservation.
October 23 -- Fort Hall, Idaho. Meeting with Indians of Fort Hall Reservation.
October 26 -- Carson City, Nev., Meeting with Nevada Indian groups.
October 27-- Carson City, Nev., Attendance at meeting of Governors' Interstate Indian Council.
October 28-29 -- Phoenix, Ariz., Meetings with Indian groups of Arizona and Utah (except Navajo and Hopi).
October 30 -- Albuquerque, N. Mex., Meeting with New Mexico Indian groups (except Navajo).
October 31 -- Albuquerque, N. Mex., Meeting with New Mexico Indian groups (except Navajo).
November 2 -- Keams Canyon, Ariz. & Meeting with Hopi Indians.
November 3--Window Rock, Ariz. Meeting with Navajo Indians.
Lee v. Langan, consultant to the Commissioner, will accompany Mr. Emmons throughout the tour. In North Dakota and South Dakota, Mr. Emmons will also be accompanied by Thomas Reid, another consultant to the Commissioner.
