A fateful time : the background and legislative history of the Indian Reorganization Act / Elmer R. Rusco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rusco, Elmer R.

Series:

Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities (Unnumbered)

Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--History.

Indians of North America.

United States. Indian Reorganization Act--Legislative history.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 363 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934 has been generally acknowledged as the most important statute affecting Native Americans after the General Allotment Act of 1887, and it is probably the most important single statute affecting Native Americans during the two-thirds of a century since its passage.

Contents:

Indian self-government and the national government during the 1920s

The status of Indian governments during the 1920s

Conflict and consensus : the 1920s

The Rhoads-Scattergood administration : new era or transition?

The tribal alternative : early versions

John Collier and the tribal alternative

Drafting the IRA proposal

The IRA before Congress : stalemate and response

After the summit : the final form of the IRA.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-343) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-87417-527-5

OCLC:

50733338