THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Detroit, Michigan)
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For Immediate Release September 21, 2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES DONALD FIXICO TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE
HUMANITIES
The President today announced his intent to nominate Donald Fixico as
a member of the National Council on the Humanities.
Dr. Donald L. Fixico, of Baldwin City, Kansas, is Professor of History
and Director of the Indigenous Nations Studies Graduate Program at the
University of Kansas. He has also served as an Exchange Professor at
universities in England and Germany. Among his publications are three
books, Termination and Relocation: Federal Indian Policy, 1945-1960, Urban
Indians, and The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century:
American Capitalism and Tribal Natural Resources. A number of other works
are in progress, including The Urban Indian Experience in America scheduled
for publication this October.
Mr. Fixico received a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of
Oklahoma.
The National Council on the Humanities is responsible for advising the
Chair with respect to the policies, programs and procedures necessary for
the operation of the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition,
the Council reviews applications for the awarding of grants and makes
recommendations to the Chair. Staff support and funding for the council
are provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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