Indian preference
At a glance:
- Series: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: Established 1933-1945
Article abstract: Preference in hiring Native Americans in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other federal agencies, as well as in Indian organizations, skirts the provisions of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, color, or religion. However, this provision does not apply to Indians uniformly. During the period of reforms in the John Collier era, often referred to as the Indian New Deal (1933-1945), Indian preference in...
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