11. Nixon's programme of reform

Question 1

Indian Education Act.

when

Answer 1

1972

Question 2

Indian Education Act.

what

Answer 2

Educational provision for NA improved
increased money available for NA schools, even on reservations.
continued by future presidents

Question 3

how did Some NA nations which had lost their status regained recognition and rights

Answer 3

allowed access to courts where they could seek reparation for their lost rights

Question 4

e.g. of Pledge to return lost lands put into practice

Answer 4

return of lands to Makah, Taos Pueblo and Yakama Indians

Question 5

who

Answer 5

NA Louis R. Bruce Jr

Question 6

how was policy of affirmative action pursued in appointments in the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Answer 6

(action favouring those who tend to suffer from discrimination
NA Louis R. Bruce was appointed as commissioner for Indian Affairs

Question 7

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Answer 7

(name given to the Office of Indian Affairs after 1947. controlled money for development of NA and responsible for education and reservations)

Question 8

why was process of regaining tribal lands slow

Answer 8

due to number of vested interest groups who opposed it

HOWEVER start had been made