The Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs Records contain
correspondence, minutes, records of appropriation hearings, memos and other
communications by this American Indian-led organization aimed at making
recommendations to the governor and legislators in regards to issues faced by
Arizona tribes.
Collection Number:
MS 554
Language:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Historical Note
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.
Scope and Content Note
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.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner
of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its
officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person
asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Materials related to the Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs can be found in the
Labriola Center (Inter Tribal Council of Arizona) and as part of the Arizona
Collection (Charles F. Gritzner Papers) in the Arizona State University Libraries.at
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Arizona Commission of Indian
Affairs.
Geographic Name(s)
Arizona.
Subject(s)
Indians of North America – Arizona –
Government relations.
Indians of North America – Arizona –
History.
Indians of North America – Legal
status, laws, etc. – Arizona .
Indians of North America – Politics
and government.
