The Indian Reorganization Act Explained: Ep 13 of Crash Course Native American History

What was a major cause of land erosion on Navajo land in the early 1930s?

• Too much farming

• Overgrazing by livestock

• Severe droughts

• Building new roads

What was one of the main goals of the General Allotment Act (Dawes Act)?

• To help Native people become more self-sufficient

• To break up tribal communities

• To expand Native American reservations

• To provide new farming tools to Native people

What did the Meriam Report find about the average income of Native Americans compared to other Americans in 1920?

• Native Americans earned about the same as other Americans

• Native Americans earned much more than other Americans

• Native Americans earned much less than other Americans

• The report did not include information about income

What important power did the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) recognize for Native American tribes?

• The power to choose their own federal representatives

• The power to exercise self-government

• The power to control all natural resources in the United States

• The power to create new states

What was one positive change for the Colorado Utes after adopting the Indian Reorganization Act?

• They lost their traditional clothing.

• They were able to buy back some of their land.

• They started speaking only English.

• They experienced rising alcoholism.

What happened to the Ute tribes' culture after they adopted the Indian Reorganization Act?

• They started building more tipis.

• They kept all their traditional ways.

• They began to lose parts of their culture.

• They gained new traditional clothing.

What does "assimilation" mean in the context of the Indian Reorganization Act?

• A process where a minority group's culture is kept separate.

• A process where a minority group's culture is absorbed or erased into a dominant culture.

• A process where all cultures become equal.

• A process where a dominant culture adopts a minority culture.

How long has the Indian Reorganization Act been in place?

• Only for a few years.

• Since the 1800s.

• Since 1934 and it is still active today.

• It was canceled in the 1970s.