CAS SO 207 Chapter Notes -Indian Reorganization Act, Dawes Act, Leonard Peltier
11 Mar 2014
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American indians: from conquest to tribal survival in a postindustrial society. Introduction discusses meaning of names to a person and what the names represent (christian names, indian name, and my crime"s being an indian, what"s yours? ) . Improve it ) and not value humans more important than any other form of life of. Reservations run by agency of federal gov"t (u. s. bureau of indian affairs (bia) controlled all aspect of day life, like budget, justice system, and schools, bia even determined tribal membership. Traditional leadership/political institutions-no regard for input from members of reservation; even controlled communication to world outside reservation: coercive acculturation: the dawes act and boarding schools. Forced americanization: languages and religions were forbidden, institutions circumvented and undermined. 140 million acres were allocated to tribes in 1887 and 90 million were lost by 1930s. Americanization: some elements of dominant society still wanted ownership of the remaining.
