The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Indian Defense Association . In 1933 he was appointed U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs , serving until 1945. During this time he was largely responsible for the pas- sage of the Indian Reorganization Act , which gave far greater ...
... Indian Defense Association . In 1933 he was appointed U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs , serving until 1945. During this time he was largely responsible for the pas- sage of the Indian Reorganization Act , which gave far greater ...
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... Indian tribes . Several bands of the Ute Indians occupied the mountainous area , as they had for generations . To the east , the Arapaho ( or Arapa- hoe ) and Cheyenne , having moved southward from the headwaters of the Yellowstone and ...
... Indian tribes . Several bands of the Ute Indians occupied the mountainous area , as they had for generations . To the east , the Arapaho ( or Arapa- hoe ) and Cheyenne , having moved southward from the headwaters of the Yellowstone and ...
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... Indian Progress . In India itself , an economic revolution began in the 1830's . The old exchange of Indian handicrafts for British silver and lux- uries gave way to the purchase of Indian raw materials for Lancashire cotton textiles ...
... Indian Progress . In India itself , an economic revolution began in the 1830's . The old exchange of Indian handicrafts for British silver and lux- uries gave way to the purchase of Indian raw materials for Lancashire cotton textiles ...
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