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First Reservation for Native Americans
This was done under the precept that separation preserved sovereignty. The United States was really trying to obtain more land, -
Worcester v. Georgia
The United States Constitution recognizes Native American trives a soverign nations. At this time in history, states had no authority over tribes. -
Indian Religious Crimes Code
Banned Indigenous spiritutal practices -
The Dawes Act
Reservation land was divided and allocated in individual plots. Once land was divided and allotted, the remaining land was opened for sale to outsiders. American Indians lost an incrediable amount of land -
Citizenship
Congress passed legislation granting citizenship to American Indian people who had not aquired it. This was done without consultation with any tribes. -
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Voicing Opinions
The American Indian people started stating their opinions on what was happening in their jursidictions and what was needed for their peoples. -
Meriam Report
Documented great disparities in health, education, nutrition, and economic opportunites fo American Indians. -
Indian Reorganization Act
Funded economic development and vocational education for Indian children, encouraging a tribal constitution for self-governemnt and grating incorporation to tribes so they could manage their own lands -
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Relocation and Termination
Relocation was designed to move Native people from reservations to cities-ended up in slum areas
Termination was the legal abolition of the tribes and their reservations-legally and economically integrated into mainstream America. -
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Relocation and Termination
Relocation was designed to move Native American's from reservations to cities-usually ended up in slum areas
Termination was designed to legally get reid of the tribes and reservations. -
IHS Created
The federal governemnt transferred responsibility for American Indian healt from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the US Public Health Services.
IHS serves 1.5 million people.
The mission is to provide services and improve the health of American Indians. -
Decolonization Movement
US legislation was developed that promotes delf-determination and court decision affirmed tribal autonomy.
Tribes had the opportunity to develop their resources that created teh illusion of tribal control, but within the limitation of American standards. -
Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act
Allowed tribes and tribal consortia to take over administration of federal programs.
Tribes can assume management of health-care programs -
American Indian Relgious Freedom Act
Allowed religious freedom for the American Indian people