Book

The Iroquois and the New Deal

Syracuse University PressSyracuse, N.y.Published In 1981 • Pages: xviii, 256

By: Hauptman, Laurence M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is a comprehensive study of the New Deal and its effects on the Iroquois of New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Canada. Much of the data in this document relate to the period in which John Collier served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs (ca. 1933-1941), and his many legislative achievements in promoting the welfare of Native Americans. How these achievements were implemented on behalf of the Iroquois is the primary subject matter of this book. Topics given particular attention in the text are: the Iroquois concept of sovereignty, the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, tribal reorganization and the Indian New Deal among the Oneida of Wisconsin and the Seneca-Cayugas of Oklahoma, community action programs among the New York Seneca and Mohawk (e.g., National Youth Administration Project, and the Civilian Conservation Corps - Indian Division, the Seneca Arts Project), and the Oneida (Wisconsin) Language and Folklore project. Scattered throughout the book are brief biographical sketches of individuals who played a significant part in instituting various programs for the Iroquois -- Alice Lee Jemison, John Collier, William Fenton, and Arthur C. Parker.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External relations
Public works
Public welfare
Public education
Legal norms
Public assistance
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Iroquois
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1994
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
variable
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
various locations, United States and Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Laurence M. Hauptman
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-248) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
81021198
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iroquois Indians