Merriam Report Chapter 1

Presented byLucretia Lovato

Randi BegayeDaniel Ellis

Introduction to American Indian StudiesAIS 310

Indian Conditions• Economic Conditions•Majority of Indians are poor• View of Indian work ethics

• Living/Health Conditions• Housing• Spread of Diseases• Diet

Education “The Indian Service should encourage promising Indian

youth to continue their education beyond boarding schools and to fit themselves for professional,

scientific, and technical callings” p.35

Funding • Per-Capita Payments

- Disbursement- Uses

• Healthcare- Conditions- Staff

• Inheritance-Money & Land

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