Show california chosen test site for new policy on indians walter W veteran bu reau of indian affairs employee has been appointed di director of indian at af fairs in california as another step in the interior department departments s pro gram to release the indians from federal control as rapidly as ble s primary duty win will be to formulate and administer programs tor for withdrawing federal supervision over economic activities of the call cah tomia fornia ind ans and for transferring control and management of such activities to indian individuals and organized indian groups his head quarters will be in sacramento this is in tine line with the depart ment s long range policy to shift to the indians themselves control of their trust property to give them access to the state as well as the federal courts and to induce the tates to assume a greater share ot of he be responsibility for giving indian citizens services now supplied by the ederae government |