Wheeler-Howard stopped sale of NA lands and recovered unallocated land, which was used either to create or expand reservations.
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NA children were to attend local schools and would learn about NA culture, rather than having modern culture forced upon them
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These reforms resulted in greater respect being shown to NA culture
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Tribes on reservations were again to be led by tribal councils - this encouraged tribal loyalty and ended gov attempts to break it up
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Training was provided for NAs to help improve farming and better medical facilities were provided.
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Allotment policy, brought in by Dawes Act of 1837 and which had led to poverty and hardship was abandoned and further loss of land prevented
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Wheeler-Howard Act continued policy of assimilation, which was not what NAs wanted. Their position was further undermined by policy of termination which was introduced after WW2, thus benefits of W-H Act were short-lived
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Voting to decide whether to accept W-H Act was secret ballot among tribes. Idea of democracy was alien to NAs, preferred to use traditional ritual councils where matters discussed openly & no vote was taken. process regarded as white man's culture
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Although NA tribes were organised into self-governing bodies, 75/245 tribes rejected measure
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Idea of separate federal court for NAs was abandoned
