Native Americans

• Help provided:

  The Indian Reorganization Act (1934) restored 7.4 million acres of land to tribes

  Native Americans were given the chance to vote and govern themselves

  The new law recognised the right of Native American women to vote
• However:

  Some New Deal policies, such as a plan to kill large numbers of the Navajo tribe's sheep and goats, were unpopular

  Most remained very poor

  Reliance on New Deal agencies, like the WPA, left Native Americans without help when they were closed down.