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This collection is a speech written by an unknown lawyer working for the Navajo Tribe during Raymond Nakai's reign. This person is giving a speech to the Federal Bar Association stating that the U.S. Bill of Rights does not apply on Indian reservations. This lawyer insists that the Navajo Nation needs to decree a Navajo Bill of Rights and a Navajo Constitution to insure legal rights for all Navajo citizens. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Raymond Nakai, a Navajo Indian, was born in 1918 in Lukachukai, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. Raymond Nakai is noted as being the first modern Navajo political leader serving as Chairman of the Navajo Nation from 1963-1971. As chairman, the issues most important during his tenure were self determination in Navajo Education, reservation unemployment, developing Navajo economy, further development of the tribal government and improving relations with the federal government and surrounding states. Nakai had much unprecedented success as Navajo Tribal Chairman: In 1967 the Navajo Nation Bill of Rights was created, in 1968 Navajo Community College opened being the first tribally controlled community college, the Tribal Scholarship Trust was developed, relations with off reservation natural resource companies began, he was supportive of religious freedom of the Native American Church on the Navajo Reservation. Raymond Nakai led an active personal and political life and was an innovative leader for the Navajo People. The Raymond Nakai Collection contains material documenting his activities as Chairman of the Navajo Nation from 1963 - 1971.

Volume 3, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in April, 1976. Contents include a President's Letter stressing the importance of upcoming legislation, presentation of books to the Governor's Residence Library, a call for a Librarian's Section of the Minnesota Association for Continuing Adult Education (MACAE), announcement of the Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA) annual conference, Academic and Research Libraries Division Spring Conference schedule, calendar of events, nomination forms and criteria for Minnesota Librarian of the Year and Trustee of the Year, MLA MId-Winter Meeting schedule, rountable meeting reports, and MLA Board of Directors March meeting notes.

Volume 11, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published May, 1984. Topics include the ALA reading discussion program entitled "Let's Talk About It"; call for entries in "Minnesota Quotable Quotes" by Minnesota Reviews; Special Report on Lesotho and libraries by Mary Wagner; meeting notes from MN Health Sciences Library Association (MHSLA); notices of Film in the Cities workshops, Automation in Libraries in St. Cloud, MN and Bismark, ND, Media Technology Conference, MN Association of Law Librarians (MALL) conference May 1984, and MN Reading Association Meeting October 1984; job openings; legislative update on library access for every Minnesota Citizen, Library Services and Construction Act; ads for Freedom to Read Foundation, and EBSCO Subscription Services.

Volume 3, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in October, 1976. Contents include the Annual Book Week program at the University of Minnesota, "Librarian on the move," Library Services to Seniors Rountable minutes, White House Conference of Library and Information Services funding, publication of Video and Cable Communication, Guidelines for Librarians, studies showing women are paid less than men at all levels of library employment, Special Libraries Association scholarship program, calendar of events and a special interest regarding recently passed copyright legislation regarding fair use photocopying with guidelines for implementation.

Volume 7, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published September, 1980. Topics include: an MLA Legislative Committee report on activities, several MLA division, subunit, roundtable and committee updates, a contest to design the next MLA logo, statewide COM Catalog inventory results, an account of the Spring Depository Council meeting in St. Paul, the MLA Membership Directory, a full description of upcoming AACR 2 workshops, job announcements, information sought by ALA on library instruction in Minnesota, an announcement about the Minnesota Reading Association fall conference, a call for papers on children's literature, a new national association for on-line A/V catalogers, and a calendar of upcoming library events.

Volume 6, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in March, 1979. Contents include minutes of the February MLA meeting, an alert on proposed obscenity bills before the state legislature, a call for nominations for executive positions with the American Library Association, a report on funds for library and related programs from the ALA Washington office, minutes of the MLA Intellectual Freedom Committee meeting, criteria and a call for nominations for MLA awards, a listing of association officers and chairpersons, abstract of minutes for the Public Library Division, announcement of the new MLA executive director appointment, continuing education opportunities, a schedule for the Intellectual Freedom Conference, and a calendar of events.

Volume 6, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter Volume 6, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published August 1979. Topics include notes of the MLA Board of Directors Meeting, Reference & Adult Services on Libraries & Literacy, Library Management Roundtable, Library Research Roundtable, Special Libraries Roundtable; list of Minnesotans who attended the American Library Association Dallas Conference, 6/24-6/29/1979; MLA membership news, and MLA Membership Directory additions and changes, Title 44 (government printing, binding, and the depository library system) endorsed by Documents Roundtable, notes of Library Forum, library job openings, message board, announcement of AACR2 and Government Publications workshops, an Art Libraries Society (ARLIS) trip planned to Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, IA, and a calendar of events from 8/2-9/29/1979.

Volume 5, number 11 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) newsletter was published in December 1978. Topics include: minutes from the MLA midwinter conference business meeting, proposed statements for the 1979 MLA legislative platform, MLA subunit and division event announcements and summaries, 3M sponsorship to send members of the American Library Association (ALA) Junior Members Roundtable to ALA

Volume 10, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in November of 1983. Contents include discussion of the clearinghouse for library instruction established by the Minnesota State University System, a listing of job opportunities, a master calendar of MLA meetings and deadlines, an article discussing the usage of the Motion Picture Association of America ratings on library materials, an assessment of the library job market through 1990, a call from ALA for each state library association to coordinate a program for National Library Week, a Legislative Update, and announcement of the inauguration of the ALANET electronic communication system in January of 1984.

Volume 3, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in June, 1976. Contents include a President's letter, update on the Media Round Table (MERT) which will disband unless its next meeting attracts 20 members, Academic and Research Division meeting minutes, Paraprofessional Subcommittee of the Professional Welfare Committee meeting minutes, announcement of Eighth Annual Festival of Children's Books, calendar of events and a Special Issue of the MLA Legislative Alert that discusses Governor Anderson's call for freezing agency spending and a call to MLA members to lobby the State Board of Education for improvements in library service.

Volume 5, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) newsletter was published in September, 1978. Content includes minutes from the August MLA Board meeting, a save the date for the fall MLA conference business meeting, new faculty at the University of Minnesota Library School, an upcoming panel discussion on public library financing, copies of documents from the library forum, MLA committee, subunit, and division reports amd minutes, an announcement about the new MLA Paraprofessional Round Table (PALS), a call for Minnesota humanities commission award nominations, a new course offered on library services for the handicapped, an announcement about the upcoming American Library Association (ALA) Library and Information Technology Association institute, information about a new academic library program that will assist academic libraries conducting self-study programs, an advertisement for the MLA Technical Services Division pre-conference on trends in Acquisitions and Collection Development, a lilst of MLA members who hold American Library Association official positions, library job announcements, status of legislation of interest to librarians, an invitation to attend a showing of the film "The Speaker," the MLA Academic Library Division annual program announcement, an upcoming workshop on library services to teens, a call to serve on the MLA publications committee, an upcoming seminar on the issues and problems of evaluating reference services, new library books, directories, and resources, and a calendar of upcoming library events.

Volume 6, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in January, 1979. Contents include a listing of new members, job description for the open position of Executive Director of MLA, a report of funds for library and related programs from the American Library Association Washington office, LIST Roundtable report, continuing education opportunities, Special Libraries Roundtable report, the Luther Brown Educator's Conference tentative program, a tentative schedule for a legislative workshop sponsored by the MLA Legislative Committee, a report of the Task Force on Multi-type Library Cooperation which proposes the formation of seven multi-type library systems, the annual report of the Intellectual Freedom Committee, and a calendar of events.

Volume 9, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published in March, 1982. Contents include the President's Column, a report of the MLA Board, a report of the Minnesota Library Trustees Association, reports of various sections and round tables, a Legislative Update, a master calendar of meetings and deadlines, a listing of educational events, and a call for participation in a Minnesota Library Association Legislative Day.

Volume 3, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published March, 1976. Topics include announcements and notes of the MLA MidWinter meeting schedule, Legislative Committee, Children & Young People's section; Special Libraries Round Table, Resolutions Committee, Academic & Research Libraries division, MLA Board of Directors meeting, ALA Councilor's Report to MLA, State Board of Education Library committee, Reference & Adult Services section, Continuing Education Committee, Midwest Academic Librarians Conference (MALC), Professional Welfare Committee, Media Education Conference; creation of the Continuing Library Education Network (CLENE); presentation of books from MLA to the library at the Govenor's Residence; preliminary report of the MLA Salary & Benefits committee; ASIS/SLA Minnesota Chapter Salary & Employment Servey results available; calendar of events 3/2/75-5/21/76.

Volume 8, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published November, 1980. Topics include: October 1980 MLA Board meeting minutes, a message from the MLA Past President, nominations needed for MLA Awards, a message to library trustees, several MLA division, subunit, roundtable and committee updates, a summary of an MLA/GODORT meeting, an announcement about the GPO Bookstore moving from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, the MLA legislative platform for the 1981 session, a call to participate in the Minnesota Library Association Legislative Network, minutes from the Minnesota Statewide Library Services Forum meeting, a new publication available called "Libraries in the Political Process," announcement about the upcoming Minnesota Library Legislative Day, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thor Power Tool Co. vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue that affect publishers and libraries, the upcoming White House Conference on Aging, legal Reference Services, new source of information on women's history, the University of Minnesota FIRE Center, library jobs list, source for information about the Great Northern Railway, an upcoming Searchers Fair, MLA Program Fund gift, and a calendar of upcoming library events.