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The National Council of American Indians (NCAI) was established in February 1926. This organization's purpose was to advocate for Native American rights and representation before the United States government.
The National Council of American Indians focused on the Legislative Branch and their Congressional bills. The council's initial concerns included the H.R. 7826; a bill that would give Congress the power to jail any Indian for six months without trial or any court review. In addition to this, this bill would enforce a $100.00 fine every time a rule was broken within the time served in prison, as outlined by the regulations.[1]
The beginnings of inquiry about this council began with Zitkála-Šá (also known as Gertrude Bonnin) and Theodora Cunningham on March 1, 1926. Zitkála-Šá, along with her husband Raymond Bonnin, founded the National Council of American Indians.[2] They both were Yankton Sioux Indigenous people. Zitkála-Šá and Raymond Bonnin's contributions to the National Council of American Indians started with its establishment as well as its leadership.
- ^ Hafen, P. Jane (2013). ""Help Indians Help Themselves": Gertrude Bonnin, the SAI, and the NCAI". Studies in American Indian Literatures. 25 (2): 199–218. doi:10.5250/studamerindilite.25.2.0199. JSTOR 10.5250/studamerindilite.25.2.0199. S2CID 201778580.
- ^ Jane Hafen, P. (2013). ""Help Indians Help Themselves": Gertrude Bonnin, the SAI, and the NCAI". Studies in American Indian Literatures. 25 (2): 199–218. doi:10.5250/studamerindilite.25.2.0199. JSTOR 10.5250/studamerindilite.25.2.0199. S2CID 201778580.