Show Indian leader meets with cabinet Francis Director of Education for the Ute enjoyed the rare and honor of in a meeting with the president's cabinet MEETS CABINET Francis director of education for had privilege of meeting with the of President Kennedy recently in when he met with Attorney General Robert Kennedy Saturday to hear and give reports on the feasibility of a a domestic Peace Corps MCKINLEY participated as a member of a national study group which has been drawing up possible programs where national service as the Peace Corps Is officially to work in several major areas such as a mental health a program for migratory farm Urban Indian and refugees from countries such as j Reports on the Indian area were given by John former commissioner of Indian now John anthropologist with the National Institute of Health who lias had wide experience in Indian affairs and by REPORTED on some of the programs undertaken by the Ute Tribe such as Youth recreation special education programs and community service programs to the attorney general and later to the members of the President's stated also said that the Ute Tribe has several going programs financed entirely by the In these areas specialists and such as those of the Peace Corps could be employed with little or no cost to thc He noted that other Indian Tribes may not be as advanced as the Tribe in carrying on the kind of programs mentioned but that they could use help in a great many other areas that could be helped by thc specialists and technicians in such a program as was suggested by the FEEL THAT this wis a great honor because I will probably never have another chance to participate and sit in on a cabinet meeting of this I All the members of the cabinet were except Dean Secretary of Robert Secretary of and Secretary of McKinley also chatted with Secretary Udall who said he was very impressed by the Ute Larry McCook and Alonzo whom he met while visiting in Baldwin |