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1492
Columbus lands in the Americas
Columbus and his men landed in what they thought was Asia, and began to steal, and enslave the native people. -
The Indian Removal Act
Created by President Andrew Jackson to push natives from their land and expand westward. -
The Indian Citizenship Act
President Calvin Coolidge made light with this act giving all natives in the U.S. citizenship. However, not all had the right to vote due to individual states dictating that right. -
The Indian Civil Rights Act
This act finally gave the natives the same civil rights the white man was given by the Bill of Rights a couple hundred years prior. This act is often called the Indian Bill of Rights. -
March on Washinton
Many natives gathered to go to Washington D.C. to address congress. Topics being treaties, restoration of land, protection by federal government, and much more. -
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
With the Supreme Court ruling; the Sioux were awarded around 106 million dollars in compensation. They refused to take the money which still sits in a trust gaining interest. -
Native American Language Act
This act is to protect, preserve, and even promote the freedom and the rights of Native Americans.
