The Great Depression instrests me greatly. I can not believe that this could happen in the United States. After learning about how the depression hit, I find it interesting how President FDR and others changed the depression around. For this assign blog, I wanted to research someone that I have never heard of. Thus, I am doing my assign blog about Jahn Collier.
What did John Collier do in history? This is the first question I was wondering. Well, John Collier was very intersedted in American Indians. He feared that the Indian's culture was in danger because of the influences of the white. He did not believe in the "Americanizing" the Indians. To preseve Native Americans culture, he wanted the Dawes Act to be repealed.
Collier did all he could for this to be changed. He spent many years fighting for Native Americans. He challanged legislation and the prior Native American polocies. Though out the years, John was involved in the American Indian Defence Association.
Like everyone else, Indians were effected greatly by the Great Depression. FDR assigned John Collier to be the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. While commissioner, he set up a branch of the CCC for Indians. He intrudced the Indian New Deal and the Reorganization Act. This gave Indians land back. Some Indians thought that it was just another policy that the government made them do. Others thought Collier didnt ask the tribes what they wanted and just acted on it. All in all, this helped out the Indians in a time in need. Source Source
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Good choice of topic and well done!