US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
Sponsor
Dennis Chavez
Committee
US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Congress
76th Congress, 1st Session
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Description
This report from the United States (US) Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, dated August 2, 1939, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 2103 which proposed a repeal of the Wheeler-Howard Act, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act (US Public Law 383). The report includes a summary of reasons why the act should be repealed as well as correspondences from the US Department of the Interior and the US Committee on Indian Affairs discussing the Indian Reorganization Act and the proposed repeal. US Senate Bill 2103 did not become public law.
Publication Date
8-2-1939
Keywords
Indian Reorganization Act, Wheeler-Howard Act, repeal
Organizations Referenced
US Department of the Interior, US Committee on Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Dennis Chavez, Elmer Thomas, Harry Slattery, Harold L. Ickes
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Disciplines
American Politics | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | Law and Politics | Native American Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
United States Congress, Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Repeal of the so-called Wheeler-Howard Act. 76th Cong., 1st sess., S. Rep. 1047. August 2, 1939. https://commons.und.edu/indigenous-gov-docs/132/.
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