Question

How did passage of the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 meet a main demand of Native American advocacy groups?

A. It granted tribes greater control over resources on reservations.
B. It greatly reduced unemployment rates among Native Americans.
C. It decreased the amount of land allocated to Native American reservations on U.S. soil.
D. It created a suicide prevention hotline specifically geared toward Native Americans.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) it granted tribes great control over resources in reservations.

The passage of the Indian Self-determination Act of 1975 meets a main demand of Native American advocacy groups in that it granted tribes great control over resources in reservations.

The Indian Self-determination Act of 1975 allows many departments of the United States federal government to support American Indians that live in reservations. The important issue here is that the tribes and their leaders have the liberty of managing those resources, giving them control of the funds. Among the departments that supported the Indian tribes are the Secretary of Health, of Education, and the Interior.

Answer 2

A. It granted tribes greater control over resources on reservations.

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act passed in 1975 (Public Law 93-638) authorized the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, plus other government agencies. The tribes would have more autonomy, making self-determination the focus of the law.