From the passage of the Dawes Act, in 1887, until 1934, the policy of the federal government towards Native Americans had been one of "Americanization" and assimilation. In 1924, the Snyder Act granted citizenship to all Native Americans, but they remained second-class citizens. In 1934, the Indian Reorganization Act moved official policy away from assimilation and toward Native American autonomy. Its passage signaled a change in federal policy. In addition, because the government was reeling from the Great Depression, it wanted to stop subsidizing the Native Americans.
From the passage of the Dawes Act, in 1887, until 1934, the policy of the federal government towards Native Americans had been one of "Americanization" and assimilation. In 1924, the Snyder Act granted citizenship to all Native Americans, but they remained second-class citizens. In 1934, the Indian Reorganization Act moved official policy away from assimilation and toward Native American autonomy. Its passage signaled a change in federal policy. In addition, because the government was reeling from the Great Depression, it wanted to stop subsidizing the Native Americans.
A place for all property was owned community, everyone was fed, clothed, sheltered, and cared for when ill or disabled. He was looking to create a government where harmony, equality, and prosperity existed.
