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History Matters: A Sioux Attorney Criticizes the Indian Reorganization Act
Read and listen to a 1968 interview with a Sioux attorney who discusses his view of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 which changed the federal government's policy towards Native Americans. [5:16 min.]
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History Matters: It Didn't Pan Out as We Thought It Was Going To
Listen to this interesting interview historian Herbert T. Hoover had with Sioux tribal chief, Amos Owen. Owen discusses the pros and cons of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. [12:19]
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History Matters: "It Had a Lot of Advantages"
Listen to an interview [12:19] with a Sioux tribal leader who discussed the positive changes brought by the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. It dramatically changed the federal government's policies toward Native Americans.