ember, 1930, at Ketchikan, Al
aska.
Lcuis Shotrldge,
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Grand Secretary.
MEDICAL AID
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Whereas, it remains a fact
that certain moneys are appro
priated by the Congress of the
United States to be used in
medical and surgical relief for
the natives of Alaska, and,
Whereas, these monys are now
administered by the Bureau of
Education which, in turn, are al
lotted by the Department of the
Interior to said bureau for dis
tribution, and,
Whereas, federal expenditures
for medical relief in Alaska are
governed by two distinct bureaus,
and
Whereas, the administrative
policy tends to co-ordinate fed
eral services where practical in
keeping with present day eco
nomics, and,
Whereas, the United States
Bureau of Public Health which
is a distinctive service, dealing
exclusively with medical and
surgical problems, has many re
lief stations in Alaska, and,
Whereas, said Public Health
Service is a well organized in
stitution that has functioned for
many years and is today recog
nized as the most complete and
successful medical unit in exist
ence, and,
Whereas, said bureau is super
vised by medical men and its of
ficers from the Surgeon General
of the United States to the least
officer on its staff are licensed
physicians and surgeons and
dentists of undisputed medical
or dental ability, and,
Whereas, for the safety of our
people and assurance to them of
adequate relief when in ill
health,
* THEREFORE, WE THE ALAS
KA NATIVE BROTHERHOOD,
RESOLVE, that we favor the
divorcing of the medical depart
ment of the Bureau of Education
from said bureau and that the
medical lelief for the Alaska
Natives be administered by the
Bureau of Public Health, and,
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Congress of the United
States be and it is hereby peti
tioned that Congress provide the
Surgeon General sufficient funds
to absorb the added cost with
out the necessity of decreasing
his present budget, and,
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED,
that we netition the Delegate
lrom A’aska to Congress to use
his utmost efforts to bring about
these desired results as set forth
above.
Adopted by the Grand Con
tention of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood on this 17th day of
November, 1930 at Ketchikan,
Alaska.
Louis Shotridge,
Grand President.
Attest: EM Katanook,
Grand Secretary.
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SHELDON JACKSON SCHOOL
Whereas, the Natives of Alas
ka nrp indebted beyond words to
exnress same to the Sheldon
Jackson School at Sitka; and,
Wber^'i‘5. most of the nrogress
of the Natives of Southeastern
Alaska, is directly due to the said
School;
THEREFORE, we take this
means, of expressing our grati
tude and debt and we ask that
the said School be given the
fullest measure of suoport both
frcm. our r°ov'le, a~d a1oo from
the Presbyterian Church.
Adopted at Ketchikan, Alaska,
this 14th day of November, 1930.
Louis Shotridge.
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Grand Secretary,
SCHOOL GROUNDS
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Whereas, school authorities re
cognize teh fact that a bare
school house without any decent
ground for the play activities of
the school children is very de
li imental for the children, and,
Whereas, a number of schools
maintained by the United States
Bureau of Education are either
without playgrounds of any kind
or have grounds that are entire
ly inadequate, and,
Whereas ,the following schools
in Southeastern Alaska are so
situated, namely,
Angoon, Saxman, Juneau, Ket
chikan and Hoonah.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV
ED that the Bureau of Education
be asked to make proper request
to Congress for an increase in
appropriations to provide suit
able grounds around the school
houses in Alaska maintained by
the Bureau of Education to serve
the pupils of said schools dur
ing their recess.
Adopted at the Grand Conven
tion of the Alaska Native Broth
erhood on this 15th day of Nov
ember, 1930 at Ketchikan, Alas
ka.
Louis Shotridge,
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Grand Secretary.
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MEDICAL ATTENTION
Adopted November 14, 1930
Whereas, the condition of the
natives of Southeastern Alnska is
very poor financially because of
unfavorable fishery regulations,
and,
Whereas, this condition makes
if impossible for these natives to
procure proper medical service
in their villages or elsewhere,
and,
Whereas, the Federal Govern
ment has undertaken to main
tain not only school service
among these natives, but also
medical service, and