The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

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The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 restored tribal ownership of land and provided federal economic-development funds. It also aimed to promote self-governance and cultural preservation within tribes. Outlawing Indian religious practices and handicrafts, allowing Protestant missionaries to control reservation schools, and encouraging Indians to leave reservations to work in cities would have been contradictory to these goals. While the Navajos did not initially support the act, they eventually saw some benefits from it and many other tribes did support it.