ANTHROP 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Severance Tax, National Indian Youth Council
28 Dec 2016
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President franklin roosevelt appointed john collier t commissioner of indian. Tribal vitality depended on adequate land space. Collier had to assume there was no base to rebuild upon. Collier said that tribes didn"t have agree to the new changes. Suffering extreme economic stress would have benefited from: indians were sceptical the ira. Had not experienced social and political collapse: oklahoma government opposed everything that would strengthen the indian governments over land and oil. Most oklahoma indians wanted access to the economic support from the ira. 1936 accommodated into the ira with the oklahoma indian welfare. Act: collier contradicted himself by arguing for tribal sovereignty and cultural relativism while insisting tribes accept foreign governmental practices. Greatest threat to collier"s policy revolution came from the great depression. English and not acquainted with modern life: 25,000 wore a uniform during the war (first experience with non-indian people) Used codes that enemies could not understand and own medals for heroism.
