Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards
The agency of the U.S. government that has primary responsibility for the administration of American Indian reservations.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Federal legislation passed in 1934 that was intended to give Native American tribes more autonomy
Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)
A policy by which all special relationships between the federal government and American Indians would be abolished
Termination
Like the Black Power movement, encompassed a coalition of groups, many considerably more assertive than the NCAI, and a varied collection of ideas, most of which stressed self- determination and pride in race and cultural heritage.
The red power movement
A deeply flawed attempt to impose white definitions of land ownership and to transform American Indians into independent farmers by dividing their land among the families of each tribe.
Dawes Allotment Act of 1887