NATAMST 90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Meriam Report, Timothy-Grass
10 Nov 2018
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Building reservation economies: american indian cowboys and the. Building reservation economies: cattle, american indians and the american. Meriam report (meriam): american indians either adjust to economic realities of farming or vanish from us landscape. Task force believed american indians lacked skills to participate in changing economies & were reluctant to make lifestyle changes that would tie them to land-based farming. Meriam neglected american indians who did not regard themselves as failures although federal efforts had failed them. Federal authorities used no standardized methods of reporting & population figures, production records & number of acres farmed by american indians were usually estimated. Yields were often predicted while crops were in ground because fiscal year (fy) ended june 30 & annual reports were submitted to indian bureau (bia) Number of acres farmed by american indians were supported by proportionate yields & population data. Goal for american indian farmers: support themselves before limited treaty benefits, annuities & rations were fulfilled or abolished.
