John Collier (sociologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Collier (sociologist)

American government official

Date of Birth: 04-May-1884

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 08-May-1968

Profession: ethnologist, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Collier (May 4, 1884 – May 8, 1968), a sociologist and writer, was an American social reformer and Native American advocate.
He served as Commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the President Franklin D.
Roosevelt administration, from 1933 to 1945.
He was chiefly responsible for the "Indian New Deal", especially the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, through which he intended to reverse a long-standing policy of cultural assimilation of Native Americans. Collier was instrumental in ending the loss of reservations lands held by Indians, and in enabling many tribal nations to re-institute self-government and preserve their traditional culture.
Some Indian tribes rejected what they thought was unwarranted outside interference with their own political systems that the new approach had brought them.