Indian New Deal
At a glance:
- Series: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1933-1945
Article abstract: Sweeping reforms of the Bureau of Indian Affairs instituted under the directorship of John Collier.
The Indian New Deal refers to John Collier's innovative years as director of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1933-1945). Collier was an energetic and humane visionary who sought to revolutionize federal Indian policy. The keystone of New Deal Indian reform was the Indian Reorganization Act, which ended allotment, organized tribal self-government, established revolving loan programs for tribes, and provided a mechanism for tribes to buy back...
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