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


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About John Collier (sociologist)

  • 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.

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