1920s: Native Americans
positive negative
anthropologists were interested in preserving the traditions, beliefs reservations
and culture of the indians large numbers of indians were dying from diseases
health services were poorly equipped and lacked in
trained staff
average income- for na’s was less than 200 dollars per
year when the average was 1,350 dollars
bursum bill 1922 bursum bill 1922
blocked by american indian defence association (aida) sought to strip the tribes of new mexico of most of their
remaining lands
leavitt bill 1923
prohibited the pueblo- indians from performing some of
their ritual dances
american indian defence association (aida) 1923 native americans remained economically dependent on federal
aimed to campaign for laws protecting the rights of government
indians, to their land, beliefs and traditions
john collier- leader who wanted to restore self
determination
citizenship act 1924 citizenship act 1924
granted full citizenship to the indians na’s had not campaigned for the rights of citizenship
themselves
2/3 of indians already possessed the right to vote through
the dawes act 1887 etc
citizenship didn’t guarantee the right to vote, which was
evident in state elections as 7 states still refused to grant
indians voting rights in 1938
meriam report 1928 meriam report 1928
gave a graphic view of exactly how badly the na’s were nothing was done to address the matter of allotted lands
being treated
questioned the policy of assimilation
condemned the allotment policy for depriving na’s of their
lands and failing to provide them with additional support
to achieve economic security
closed off reservation boarding schools
improved medical facilities provided by federal funding
positive negative
anthropologists were interested in preserving the traditions, beliefs reservations
and culture of the indians large numbers of indians were dying from diseases
health services were poorly equipped and lacked in
trained staff
average income- for na’s was less than 200 dollars per
year when the average was 1,350 dollars
bursum bill 1922 bursum bill 1922
blocked by american indian defence association (aida) sought to strip the tribes of new mexico of most of their
remaining lands
leavitt bill 1923
prohibited the pueblo- indians from performing some of
their ritual dances
american indian defence association (aida) 1923 native americans remained economically dependent on federal
aimed to campaign for laws protecting the rights of government
indians, to their land, beliefs and traditions
john collier- leader who wanted to restore self
determination
citizenship act 1924 citizenship act 1924
granted full citizenship to the indians na’s had not campaigned for the rights of citizenship
themselves
2/3 of indians already possessed the right to vote through
the dawes act 1887 etc
citizenship didn’t guarantee the right to vote, which was
evident in state elections as 7 states still refused to grant
indians voting rights in 1938
meriam report 1928 meriam report 1928
gave a graphic view of exactly how badly the na’s were nothing was done to address the matter of allotted lands
being treated
questioned the policy of assimilation
condemned the allotment policy for depriving na’s of their
lands and failing to provide them with additional support
to achieve economic security
closed off reservation boarding schools
improved medical facilities provided by federal funding
