Conflict Between The National Park Service and The Bureau of Indian Affairs in The Glacier Region of Montana, 1896–1934

Authors

Renee A. Rodriguez, University of Texas-Pan American

Date of Award

5-2009

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Dr. Michael Faubion

Second Advisor

Dr. Christopher Miller

Third Advisor

Dr. Megan Birk

Abstract

On a physical and cultural frontier, competing agendas within Department of the Interior bureaus, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the National Park Service (NPS), developed into a battle over the use of federal lands and resources, both human and physical, at Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The NPS intended to protect the natural environment of the region while also, for economic reasons, encouraged the public to visit and enjoy the region. The BIA's acculturation of the Blackfeet Indians and their development into an agrarian society continued as their sole purpose. Primary source materials of the reservation and the national park shed light on the policy development and enforcement of both bureaus.

Comments

Copyright 2009 Renee A. Rodriguez. All Rights Reserved.

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Granting Institution

University of Texas-Pan American