Harold L. Ickes and His Idea of a Chair in American Indian History.

Crum, Steven J.

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ERIC Number: EJ446505

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Publication Date: 1991

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Harold L. Ickes and His Idea of a Chair in American Indian History.

Crum, Steven J.

History Teacher, v25 n1 p19-34 Nov 1991

Describes the attempts of President Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, to establish a chair for American Indian History at a university. Discusses the responses of universities contacted after World War II. Includes information on the present state of American Indian studies and reasons for the failure of Ickes' efforts. (DK)

Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Studies, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Endowment Funds, Federal Indian Relationship, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Oral History, Relocation, Tribes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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