Meriam Report — The Meriam Report (1928), whose official title was The Problem of Indian Administration, was commissioned by the Institute for Government Research (IGR, better known later as the Brookings Institution) and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.… … Wikipedia
Meriam language — Meriam Spoken in Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Ethnicity Meriam Native speakers 300–400 (1991) Language family … Wikipedia
Lady Meriam — Chong Abdullah, also known as Chong Ah Mei or Mariam Abdullah, was the first wife of Tunku Abdul Rahman, who later became the founding father and the first Prime Minister of Malaysia. Lady Meriam was the daughter of a tin mining tycoon, Chong Ah… … Wikipedia
Native American boarding schools — Pupils at Carlisle Native American school, Pennsylvania (c. 1900). An Indian boarding school refers to one of many schools that were established in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to educate Native American… … Wikipedia
John Collier (reformer) — John Collier (May 4 1884 May 8 1968) was an American social reformer and Native American advocate.Early lifeJohn Collier grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where his father Charles Collier was a prominent banker, businessman, and civic leader. He was… … Wikipedia
Dawes Act — Not to be confused with Dawes Plan. The Dawes Act, adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide the land into allotments for individual Indians. The Act was named for its… … Wikipedia
Cobell v. Kempthorne — (previously Cobell v. Norton and Cobell v. Babbit ) is a class action lawsuit brought by Native American representatives against the United States government. The plaintiffs claim that the U.S. government has incorrectly accounted for Indian… … Wikipedia
Indian Reorganization Act — (June 18, 1934) Measure enacted by the U.S. Congress to decrease federal control of American Indians and to increase tribal self government. The act sought to strengthen tribal structure by encouraging written constitutions and to undo the damage … Universalium
Cobell v. Salazar — United States District Court for the District of Columbia Cobell v. Salazar (previously Cobell v. Kempthorne and Cobell v. Norton and Cobell v. Babbitt) is a class action lawsuit brought by Native American representatives against two departments… … Wikipedia
Americanization (of Native Americans) — Americanization can refer to the policies of the United States government and public opinion that there is a standard set of cultural values that should be held in common by all citizens. Education was and is viewed as the primary method in the… … Wikipedia
Indian Reorganisation Act — Der Indian Reorganization Act (IRA erlassen am 18. Juni 1934) war ein US Gesetz, welches die Indianer eigenständiger leben lassen sollte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Zweck 2 Kritik 3 Folgen 4 Literatur // … Deutsch Wikipedia
