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John Collier was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 4th, 1884. Collier faced many challenges and tragedies in his early years. His mother died of pneumonia and father suicide all before he was the age of sixteen. He attended Columbia University and dedicated his knowledge to the topic of American Indians. He particularly focused on the negative effects of the industrial age on mankind. Collier was credited for saving of many Indian reservations across the nation that otherwise would've been shut down. He was focused on reserving the Indians traditional culture while living in the U.S. Collier fiercely fought for the end of assimilation and Americanization. Specifically, in 1930 he began to lobby for the repeal of the Dawes Act (Which took the Native Americans from their tribal land and work them into mainstream America. Collier faced many obstacles during the Great Depression which further decimated the living conditions for the Indians. Collier helps create the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps under FDR. Ultimately, in 1940 Indians were able to be drafted into the war and were treated equal to whites. Collier died in 1968 at the age of 84.

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