Book

Federal Indian policies --from the Colonial period through the early 1970's / Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Physical Description: 23 pages ; 27 cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : [Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior] : 1975.

General Note:	Cover title. "Stock number 2402-00042"--Verso of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22).
Formatted Contents Note:	Message from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs / Morris Thompson -- [Introduction] -- The beginning of forced removal -- The start of Indian education programs -- Civil administration begins in mid-century -- The call for peace -- The reservation system -- The land allotment period, 1887-1934 -- The road to citizenship -- The attack on the allotment system -- Indian reorganization period, 1934 to 1961 -- Effects of World War II -- Establishment of Indian Claims Commission -- New trends of the 1950's -- New direction in the 1960's -- President Nixon reaffirms special relationship -- BIA service and support agency -- Administrators of U.S. Federal Indian policy, 1789 to the present -- Secretaries of the Interior (1849-1974) -- Commissioners of Indian Affairs (1832 to present) -- Important dates in Federal Indian relationships -- Books on Indian history, problems, and the Indians' relationship to the Federal government -- Publications available from Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Where to get photographs of American Indians -- Area offices, Bureau of Indian Affairs.