In an attempt to redress wrongs towards Native Americans in the Dawes Act of 1887, John Collier, Roosevelt's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, collaborated with Native American elders in order to come up with new laws. Read about what was finally contained in the Indian Reorganization Act of 1933.

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franklin roosevelt, indian new deal, indian reorganization act, 1934, john collier, new deal, office of indian affairs

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