American Indian Defense Association
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Native Americans, American Indians, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: Established 1923
Article abstract: Organized by social reformer and later Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioner John Collier,{$I[p]Collier, John} the American Indian Defense Association (AIDA) was the primary advocate for tribal revitalization.
The American Indian Defense Association (AIDA) was organized in New York City in May, 1923, by white reformers sympathetic to Indian causes. Under the leadership of John Collier, the AIDA's founder and first executive secretary, the organization consisted primarily of wealthy, liberal Californians who joined hands in opposition to a...
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