History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1546 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Indian Reorganization Act
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The idea
The Indian Reorganization Act of nineteen thirty-four ended the Dawes Act's allotment of tribal land, recognised tribal constitutions and repealed prohibitions on Native languages and customs, Digital History records.
In practice
John Collier, commissioner of Indian affairs from nineteen thirty-three to nineteen forty-five, its champion.
Where people slip
Allotment had cut Indian-owned land from one hundred fifty-five million acres to forty-eight million, Digital History counts.
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