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The
Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936, also known as the
Thomas-Rogers Act, is a United States federal law that extended the US
Indian Reorganization ActThe Indian Reorganization Act of june 18, 1934, also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act or informally, the Indian New Deal, was a U.S. federal legislation which secured certain rights to Native Americans, including Alaska Natives...
of 1934. It sought to return some form of tribal government to the many tribes in former
Indian TerritoryThe Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the use of Native Americans...
. This act extended the law to include those tribes within the boundaries of the state of
OklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
whose territory had been divided up by a series of land allotments known as the Oklahoma "
land runLand run usually refers to a historical event in which previously-restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first arrival basis. Some newly opened lands were sold first-come, sold by bid, or won by lottery, or by means other than a run...
s".
Major points of the act
- United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
is authorized to obtain good lands (including Indian lands) to be held in trust for the Indians.
- Where Indian lands are sold, the Secretary of the Interior shall show preference to obtain those lands for the use by Native Americans.
- Any tribe residing within Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
shall have the right to self-determination, including the right to make their own bylaws.
The Oklahoma land runs were eulogised in the 1992 Ron Howard movie
Far and AwayFar and Away is a 1992 adventure-drama-romance film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman, and stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. It was photographed in Panavision System 65 by Mikael Salomon, with a music score by John Williams...
.
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