Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs records
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs program, September 19-20, 1957; box 1, folder 1.
Collection area: Arizona and Southwest
Collection dates: 1954-1976
About half of the documents are bound by year and include correspondence to tribal council members and state politicians like Senator Barry Goldwater. The records include administrative documents like memos, budgets and minutes from their annual meetings and documentation on appropriation hearings, a list of members appointed by Governor Pyle, and newspaper clippings.
Established in 1953 by the Arizona Legislature, the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs had as its original mission to study the condition of American Indian residing in the state. Comprised of 15 members, the Commission includes 7 Indian and 2 non-Indians appointed by the Governor, and 6 others approved according to their office within the state government. The Executive Director for the Commission is also appointed by the Governor. Starting in 1986, the Commission changed mission and became the State’s liaison with Indian tribes.
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