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History and Proposed Settlement Claims of California Indians (1944) (35 pages)
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CLAIMS OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS 25
Agitation for Indian Relief
With the rediscovery of the treaties the conditions surrounding the California Indians began to excite public sympathy. Through the years since then various groups have been
active in bringing to general view the unfortunate situation
of these Indians and in urging that just and equitable relief ”
be accorded them.
Prominent among these groups has been the Commonwealth Club of California. As early as 1909 it had considered
at one of its meetings the subject of “Indian Rights and
Wrongs.” ® Intermittent consideration followed until in
1924 a special Section on Indian Affairs was formed to investigate and report on conditions of the Indians. Assistance in
securing data was given by many qualified experts. This
study,’ completed in 1926, included an examination of the
legal status of the California Indians, the educational facilities
° Commonwealth Club of California, Transactions, Vol. IX, No. 7.
7 Commonwealth Club of California, Transactions, Vol. XXI, No. 3.
Hope Revives! Upon the discovery of the treaties civic bodies, including the Commonwealth Club of California, interested themselves in obtaining justice for the Indians