Indian as Race/Indian as Political Status: Implementation of the Half-Blood Requirement Under the Indian Reorganization Act, 1934-1945
12 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2007
The paper discusses through archival research the Bureau of Indian Affairs' program to identify Indians of one-half blood or more under the Indian Reorganization Act from 1934 to 1945. The history of this program is analyzed within the context of the modern Supreme Court's equal protection jurisprudence concerning whether Indians are a racial group, a political group, or, potentially, something else.
Keywords: Indians, race, blood quantum, Indian law
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