On the recordJuly 12, 2017
Despite the progress that the IRA accomplished, it still has returned less than 10 percent of the roughly 90 million acres that were taken from tribes.
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congress.govDespite the progress that the IRA accomplished, it still has returned less than 10 percent of the roughly 90 million acres that were taken from tribes.
Torres points out the limited success of the Indian Reorganization Act in returning tribal lands.
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