1927: Clean water, sewers needed on most reservations

After a century of the federal government moving American Indians onto reservations with inadequate housing and infrastructure, American Indians still face health risks from the lack of sanitary sewage disposal and access to clean drinking water. The Office of Indian Affairs enters into an agreement to have sanitation engineers conduct annual surveys of the needs on reservations as a step to redress the situation.

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations

Region

Arctic, California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest, Subarctic