Wheeler–Howard Act
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The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wheeler–Howard Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wheeler–Howard Act Context triple: [Indian Reorganization Act, alsoKnownAs, Wheeler–Howard Act]
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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
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E.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wheeler–Howard Act Target entity description: The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
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E.
Humphrey–Hawkins Act
The Humphrey–Hawkins Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that set explicit national goals for full employment, price stability, and economic growth, and established regular reporting requirements for the Federal Reserve and the President on economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Reorganization Act
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IRA
ⓘ
Indian Reorganization Act ⓘ Indian Reorganization Act ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
|
| appliesTo |
Indian reservations in the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian reservations
federally recognized Native American tribes ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 25 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1934-06-18 ⓘ |
| effect |
encouraged tribal constitutional governments
ⓘ
expanded federal trust land base for tribes ⓘ halted further loss of tribal land through allotment ⓘ strengthened tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| endedPolicy | allotment of tribal lands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | New Deal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Indian Country
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Country in the United States
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Burton K. Wheeler
ⓘ
Edgar Howard ⓘ |
| policyArea |
Native American policy
ⓘ
land tenure ⓘ self-government ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| primaryPurpose |
to conserve and develop Indian lands and resources
ⓘ
to encourage communal landholding by Native American tribes ⓘ to end the allotment of tribal lands ⓘ to establish a credit system for Indians ⓘ to extend to Indians the right to form business and other organizations ⓘ to grant certain rights of home rule to Indians ⓘ to promote economic development of Native American tribes ⓘ to provide for vocational education for Indians ⓘ to restore tribal self-government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
General Allotment Act of 1887
ⓘ
surface form:
Dawes Act
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ⓘ Meriam Report ⓘ |
| repealedAct |
General Allotment Act of 1887
ⓘ
surface form:
Dawes Act
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| sectionProvided |
authority for the federal government to acquire land in trust for tribes
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authorization for tribes to adopt written constitutions ⓘ authorization for tribes to incorporate for business purposes ⓘ authorization for tribes to organize tribal governments ⓘ creation of a revolving credit fund for tribes ⓘ provisions for the restoration of surplus lands to tribal ownership ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| sponsoredBy |
Representative Edgar Howard
ⓘ
Burton K. Wheeler ⓘ
surface form:
Senator Burton K. Wheeler
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| subjectOf | Native American self-determination debates ⓘ |
| title |
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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surface form:
An Act to conserve and develop Indian lands and resources; to extend to Indians the right to form business and other organizations; to establish a credit system for Indians; to grant certain rights of home rule to Indians; to provide for vocational education for Indians; and for other purposes
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Subject: Wheeler–Howard Act Description of subject: The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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