“The Old System Is No Success”: The Blackfeet Nation's Decision to Adopt the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul C. Rosier
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-37
Description
Explains the importance of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), how it allowed tribes in the United States to adopt constitutions for managing their own affairs and why the Blackfeet made the right decision to adopt the Act.