Download or read book Battle for the BIA written by David W. Daily and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily traces the shifts in Lindquist's thought regarding the assimilation question over the course of half a century; and in revealing the efforts of this one individual, he sheds new light on the whole assimilation controversy. He explicates the role that Christian Indian leaders played in both fostering and resisting the changes that Lindquist advocated, and he shows how Protestant leaders held on to authority in Indian affairs during Collier's tenure as commissioner.