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Indian Removal Act of 1830
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Cherokee Nation v. Gerogia
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Worcester v. Georgia
Supreme court case that determined states are excluded from regulating or taxing Indian country because this is an infringement on Indigenous sovereignty (Weaver, 2014; p. 8). -
Forced Removal of Native Children
This is when the Commissioner for Indian Affairs "advocated for the forced removal of Native children as the only solution to the Indian population, beginning 100 years of US policies of separting Native children from their families" (Weaver,2014; p.11) -
Religious Crimes Code
Banned Indigenous spiritual practices in attempts to assimilate Native Americans to western culture. -
Major Crimes Act
Tribes no longer had the authority to prosecute offenders of major crimes on Native American land -
Dawes Act
Reservation land was divided and allocated in individual plots. The remaining land was sold to outsiders, shrinking Native American land from 134 million acres in 1887 to 48 million a half a century later (Weaver, 2014; p, 12). -
1928 Meriam Report
Documented great disparities in health, education, nutrition, and economic opportunities for Native Americans (Weaver, 2014; p.13). -
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Put an end to allotment. -
Relocation Policy in the 1950s
A federal program designed to move Native people from reservations to cities in order to promote assimilation. -
Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act
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Indian Child Welfare Act
Law that seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian families. -
American Indian Religious Freedom Act