Positives And Negatives For Native American In New Deal. Flashcards
1
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Positive
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- The wheeler Howard act in 1934 gave native Americans a greater role in their administrations of reservations.
- Stopped native American land from being brought
- Allowed native Americans to have their own culture and identity
- Allotment policy was scrapped.
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Negatives
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- The policy of assmalation still continued and introduced policy of termination
- Although tribes were organised into self governing bodies 75 out of 245 tribes rejected the measures.
- Improvements were not maintained in the period after the 2nd World War
3
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Positive of the black power era for native Americans
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- The more militant protests from groups such as aim followed the period of greatest civil rights movement.
- The tribes had become more unified which helped with black power and this is was inspired by black power movement.
- Red powers was taken from the idea of black power.
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Negatives of the black power movement era for native Americans
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- There was was clear indication from the 2nd world war and the policy of termination of the native Americans and that they were unified due to this.
- There were alredy native American groups who protested the government
- Milltancy groups like indian youth Council therefor suggest it was simply inspired by the black power movement.