150 Years of Injustice American Made
A 1949 Senate pamphlet by William Zimmerman Jr. surveys American Indian history and policy. It highlights poverty, land loss from the 1887 General Allotment Act, and uneven resource distribution across tribes from Osage to Navajo and Hopi, noting landholdings and income from oil, timber, and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
William Zimmerman, Jr
Indian Affairs
Oklahoma
Menominee
Wisconsin
Klamath
Oregon
Arizona
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Land Use and Indian Livestock in the Southwest
The report outlines land distribution and carrying capacity across tribal lands, trust allotments, and heirship partitions. It cites rainfall belts covering 69 million acres, overstocked deserts, and water access limitations limiting use. Indian net farm income in 1945 averaged 501 dollars, highlighting widespread poverty vs. some tribal wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental
United States
Papago
Land needs and Indian allotment consolidation
The article argues that land remains the basic need for Indians, with Southwest reservations unable to support growing populations. It notes high growth rates, land fragmentation from allotments and homesteading, rapid sales of fee lands, and inheritance patterns that reduce usable acreage. It calls for consolidating scattered tracts and purchasing heirship lands to expand an economic base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
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