Northwest History. Alaska. Eskimos.

Eskimos Are Given Back Reindeer Herds. Eskimos Are Given Back Reindeer Herds. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. (/P)- President Roosevelt signed today a (bill appropriating $2,000,000 to restore Alaskan reindeer herds to the Eskimos and Indians. The bill makes it illegal for whites to operate herds. Delegate Ant...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
reindeer
Alaskan Eskimos
Washington
President Roosevelt
Anthony Dimond of Alaska
Alaskan natives
Paul W. Gordon
Alaskan affairs
interior department supervisor
reindeer industry
food supply
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Alaska
Pacific
eskimo*
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/91069
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Summary:Eskimos Are Given Back Reindeer Herds. Eskimos Are Given Back Reindeer Herds. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. (/P)- President Roosevelt signed today a (bill appropriating $2,000,000 to restore Alaskan reindeer herds to the Eskimos and Indians. The bill makes it illegal for whites to operate herds. Delegate Anthony Dimond of Alaska said the measure would "keep the Alaskan natives off the dole." Natives became destitute, he said, as they lost their principal food supply. Paul W. Gordon, interior department supervisor of Alaskan affairs, remarked before a congressional committee: "The reindeer industry provides a food supply that solves a pressing problem."

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