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The Principles of Indian Law Inspired the Nazis
By Steve Melendez, Paiute
American Indian Genocide Museum
In 1933 Heinrich Krieger was a German exchange student studying at the University of Arkansas. In March of 1935, The George Washington Law Review published Heinrich’s dissertation called, Principles of the Indian Law and the Act of June 18,1934.
The Wheeler-Howard Act of 1934 was also known as the Indian Reorganization Act. Heinrich wrote, “The Act differs from the original Wheeler-Howard Bill in several respects, especially in the omission of provisions, ‘to promote the more effective administration of justice in matters affecting Indian tribes and communities by establishing a federal court of Indian affairs.’”
