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Urban Rez

(Urban Rez)
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Original Title : Urban Rez
Time : 57 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2013
Director : Larry T. Pourier
Writer : Lisa D. Olken
Producer : Lisa D. Olken
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : As with many developments in American Indian history, urban migration is a complex topic and fraught with overtones - and overt expressions - of racism and paternalism. From 1952 to 1973, the Bureau of Indian Affairs sponsored the ...See moreAs with many developments in American Indian history, urban migration is a complex topic and fraught with overtones - and overt expressions - of racism and paternalism. From 1952 to 1973, the Bureau of Indian Affairs sponsored the Voluntary Relocation Program, which encouraged Indians to move from tribal lands to cities. In return, participants received short-term assistance with housing and job training. About 100,000 people participated in the program. Many, many more migrated to cities in the years following World War II, in response to economic pressures, individual desires and changes in other Indian-affairs policies in the federal government. See less Read more: Plot summary | Synopsis

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