Snyder Act of 1921

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The Snyder Act of 1921 is a U.S. federal law that authorized annual appropriations for health, education, and general welfare services for Native Americans, laying groundwork for later self-determination policies.

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Snyder Act of 1921 canonical 3
Snyder Act 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
appropriations law
administeredBy Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States Department of the Interior
appliesTo Indian reservations in the United States
Native American communities in the United States
appliesToJurisdiction Alaska Natives
Native Americans
surface form: American Indians

federally recognized Native American tribes
authorizes annual appropriations for the benefit, care, and assistance of Indians
appropriations for agricultural assistance to Indians
appropriations for education of Indians
appropriations for employment of physicians for Indians
appropriations for general administration of Indian affairs
appropriations for industrial assistance to Indians
appropriations for relief of distress and conservation of health of Indians
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
citation 42 Stat. 208
codifiedIn 25 U.S.C. § 13
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1921-11-02
historicalSignificance foundation for modern federal Indian program funding
precursor to federal Indian self-determination policies
influenced Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
surface form: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
language English
legalEffect authorized federal expenditures for a broad range of Indian services
provided permanent statutory authority for federal Indian programs
legislativeBody United States Congress
namedAfter Homer P. Snyder
policyGoal improvement of education of Native Americans
improvement of general welfare of Native Americans
improvement of health of Native Americans
publicLawNumber Public Law 67-85
relatedTo United States Indian policy in the 20th century
federal trust responsibility to Native Americans
scope nationwide programs for eligible Native Americans
shortTitle Snyder Act of 1921 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Snyder Act
sponsor Homer P. Snyder
status in force
subjectMatter Native American policy
education services for Native Americans
federal Indian law
health services for Native Americans
welfare services for Native Americans
typeOfProvision authorization of appropriations
yearEnacted 1921

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Public Law 93-638 relatedTo Snyder Act of 1921
ISDEAA relatedTo Snyder Act of 1921
Snyder Act of 1921 shortTitle Snyder Act of 1921 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Snyder Act