Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards

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The agency of the U.S. government that has primary responsibility for the administration of American Indian reservations.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

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Federal legislation passed in 1934 that was intended to give Native American tribes more autonomy

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Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)

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3
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A policy by which all special relationships between the federal government and American Indians would be abolished

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Termination

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4
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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.

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The red power movement

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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.

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Dawes Allotment Act of 1887

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