American Indian History

By kinch005

  • First Reservation

    The US established the first Native American reservations. This act was done under the impression that the separation between the two groups represented sovereignty.

  • Cherokee Nation V. Georgia

    The US Supreme Court case Cherokee Nation V. Georgia takes place. In this case the Chief Justice Marshall characterizes the tribes as independent nations and the decision to give the United States job of the Native people's caretaker sets the model of guardianship.

  • The Indian Act

    This act established a status system to control benefits from the government. Under this system, a Non-Indian woman could gain Indian rights by marrying an Indian man.

  • The Snyder Act

    The Snyder Act allowed US tribes to have access to basic federal health services. It displayed the 'relief of distress and conservation of health of Indians'.

  • American Indian Citizenship

    As part of the Snyder Act, all the American Indians were granted dual citizenship, regardless of where they lived. Indians became citizens of their own nations and also of the US.

  • The Meriam Report

    After doing research on tribal health services, it was determined that funds needs to be increased in order to focus on the reservation-based needs. This including tribal administration, health services, education and christian education.

  • The Civilian Conservation Corps

    Under the administration of President Roosevelt, there was created 72 work camps in western states for American Indians. This brought income and training to American Indian Communities.

  • Voting Rights

    In 1961, Indigenous Canadians were granted Voting rights.

  • The Manpower Development Training Act

    This development was made accessible to American Indians which lead to a total of 89 public works projects on 21 reservations. During this time period over 1,200 industries were creating jobs for American Indians. These were the first examples of American Indian people accessing mainstream governmental programs since the New Deal.

  • 1969 Conference Protests

    Social Works of indigenous decent made their voice heard and brought their focus to the National Conference. They did this by planning protest groups to represent the American Indian People. In result a panel of Indigenous social workers were placed on a panel for the 1972 conference.