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Op-Ed: Let’s Not Repeat History—Lessons Learned from Federal Separation of Children and Families
Op-ed: Let’s not repeat history: Lessons learned from federal separation of children and families
Posted in History, Culture, Justice Also tagged separation, children and families, Indian Removal Act of 1830, Native American, American Indian 5 Comments
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
In my recent blog post on Black Elk, a holy man and healer of the Oglala Sioux, I mentioned how the early reservations were before the Indian Reorganization Act… no food, inferior shelter, meager provisions and uncaring superintendents. In today’s topic, I explain the changes brought about by the Indian Reorganization Act and how they […]