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NA New Deal
Key facts for the New Deal Native American Civil Rights. A level OCR history
Term | Definition |
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Wheeler-Howard Act: Religious implications | The Act allowed Native Americans to practise their own religion, including using the hallucinatory drug peyote. |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Administration of reservations | Corporations were established on reservations to ensure resources were better managed |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Allotment | The allotment policy was abandoned. The Act stopped the sale of Native American lands, and returned unallocated land to reservations. |
Wheeler Howard Act: Education | Children would attend local schools to study Native American culture, rather than attending boarding schools |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Self-Determination | Tribes were led by councils again, however the Act did not allow the tribal courts Collier had called for. |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Reservation funding | Training was provided for Native Americans to improve farming, and better medical facilities were provided |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Assimilation | The policy was continued and was over-arching in the Act. The termination policy followed shortly after WW2. |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Tribal opinions on the Act | The Act was voted on by tribes with a secret ballot, however the idea of democracy was contrary to many tribal views. 75 out of 243 tribes rejected the self-governance measures. |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Federal Court | Collier's proposal of a separate federal court for Native Americans was abandoned |
Wheeler-Howard Act: Funding issues | Funds were often insufficient to buy back lands. Much of the funding was also cut after the U.S. entered WW2. |