John Collier was the Commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs during Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency. Unlike many U.S. politicians, Collier rejected the forced assimilation of Indians. He helped pass the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act, which King cites as “a positive shift in government thinking” regarding its Native population. The act ended allotment as national policy.
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Chapter 6. Like Cowboys and Indians
...administration created programs designed to revive the economy during the Great Depression. Roosevelt appointed John Collier as Commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Collier rejected the notion of forced assimilation,...
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Collier instituted the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act, in 1934. The...
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Chapter 9. As Long as the Grass is Green
...However, the tribe refused the offer, demanding the return of Blue Lake. In 1933, John Collier, then the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, helped the Taos obtain a 50-year...
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