I Am Committed To Furthering The Self-determination Of Indian Communities But Without Terminating The Special Relationship Between The Federal Government And The Indian People. I Am Strongly Opposed To Termination. Self-determination Means That You Can Decide The Nature Of Your Tribe's Relationship With The Federal Government Within The Framework Of The Self-determination Act, Which I Signed In January Of 1975.

-Gerald R. Ford

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I Am Committed To Furthering The Self-determination

Gerald R. Ford

I Am Committed To Furthering The Self-determination Of Indian Communities But Without Terminating The Special Relationship Between The Federal Government And The Indian People. I Am Strongly Opposed To Termination. Self-determination Means That You Can Decide The Nature Of Your Tribe's Relationship With The Federal Government Within The Framework Of The Self-determination Act, Which I Signed In January Of 1975.

Topic

Determination

Mean

Government

In All My Public And Private Acts As Your President, I Expect To Follow My Instincts Of Openness And Candor With Full Confidence That Honesty Is Always The Best Policy In The End.

Honesty

President

Instinct