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The Revival Of Termination: Fragmenting John Collier’S Bureau Of Indian Affairs, Jacob Taylor
The Revival Of Termination: Fragmenting John Collier’S Bureau Of Indian Affairs, Jacob Taylor
Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest Regional Conference
Abstract: The Indian New Deal has been studied through two opposing lenses. Some historians attempt to paint John Collier, Bureau Commissioner under President Roosevelt, as a visionary who attempted to save Native American sovereignty while others denounce his legislation and time in office as ill-fated and corrupt. These two opposing views fail to illustrate the broader context of Collier’s BIA and do not provide an explanation for the ultimate failure of the Indian New Deal. Furthermore, they offer a largely monocausal explanation for the failure of the Indian New Deal. I argue that the BIA had been faltering for a …