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1920-1933 - Coggle Diagram
1920-1933
Meriam Report 1928
Condemned the allotment policy (that begin with the Dawes Act, but was further accelerated later on)
Said NAs were deprived of property and economic security, and were suffering from dreadful living conditions + government corruption
Didn't condemn Americanisation, just the allotment policy
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Supported by President Hoover, appointed Rhoads, founder of IRA and a firm believer of assimilation, to put together a reform
Boarding schools closed and replaced with reservation schools where NA history and culture was taught, federal funding also provided to help poverty
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AIDA 1923
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To campaign for laws protecting the rights of Indians to their lands (including beliefs, cultures, traditions etc)
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Harrison v. Laveen 1948
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When two NAs tried to vote, they were refused, so they claimed that their rights had been violated
The court decided in their favour, but western states continued to restrict their voting rights