How`d We Get Here from There? American Indians and
... housing that could be created or lived in, and the traditional medicines that were available for traditional healing (Gone, 2007; Perdue and Green, 2007). As the land mass was overtaken by European settlers, American Indians were forced into smaller and smaller areas to hunt, fish, and farm, which c ...
... housing that could be created or lived in, and the traditional medicines that were available for traditional healing (Gone, 2007; Perdue and Green, 2007). As the land mass was overtaken by European settlers, American Indians were forced into smaller and smaller areas to hunt, fish, and farm, which c ...
View/Open - Stanislaus ScholarWorks
... In December 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant announced that the United States would pursue a new “peace policy” toward Native Americans living in the Plains and the West. Decrying decades of broken promises and abrogated treaties, Grant pledged that the U.S. government would treat Native American tr ...
... In December 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant announced that the United States would pursue a new “peace policy” toward Native Americans living in the Plains and the West. Decrying decades of broken promises and abrogated treaties, Grant pledged that the U.S. government would treat Native American tr ...
November 1 - On This Date in North American Indian History
... and their allies, the Pequot, concluded a peace treaty with the Massachusetts government. (Also recorded as happening on November 7, 1634.) 1770: Spanish and Opata Indians forces led by Bernardo de Gálvez were on a punitive expedition directed toward the Apache. A former Apache captive was leading t ...
... and their allies, the Pequot, concluded a peace treaty with the Massachusetts government. (Also recorded as happening on November 7, 1634.) 1770: Spanish and Opata Indians forces led by Bernardo de Gálvez were on a punitive expedition directed toward the Apache. A former Apache captive was leading t ...
examining the interstate commerce clause
... punishment any Indians who committed serious crimes against non-Indians.”37 One such treaty was the 1825 Treaty with the Poncars, which required the tribe to “deliver up [to the federal government] the person or persons against whom [a criminal] complaint is made, to the end that he or they may be p ...
... punishment any Indians who committed serious crimes against non-Indians.”37 One such treaty was the 1825 Treaty with the Poncars, which required the tribe to “deliver up [to the federal government] the person or persons against whom [a criminal] complaint is made, to the end that he or they may be p ...
- The Scholarly Forum @ Montana Law
... of the Lummi, as they were heavily dependent on harvesting aquatic species for subsistence.2 2 The Allotment Act of 1887, commonly known as the Dawes Act, provided the land within the Reservation could be allotted to tribal members on a pro rata basis. 23 Section 5 of the Dawes Act required the Unit ...
... of the Lummi, as they were heavily dependent on harvesting aquatic species for subsistence.2 2 The Allotment Act of 1887, commonly known as the Dawes Act, provided the land within the Reservation could be allotted to tribal members on a pro rata basis. 23 Section 5 of the Dawes Act required the Unit ...
Tecumseh: An Emperor Mired in Unfortunate Circumstances
... and Indian tribes on the banks of the Ohio River. These skirmishes often burgeoned into larger conflicts, and John Jay feared the Kentuckian “white savages” would “become more formidable to us, than the tawny ones who now inhabit” the region.33 The American government, and especially the Indians nea ...
... and Indian tribes on the banks of the Ohio River. These skirmishes often burgeoned into larger conflicts, and John Jay feared the Kentuckian “white savages” would “become more formidable to us, than the tawny ones who now inhabit” the region.33 The American government, and especially the Indians nea ...
Archeological Resources Protection Act (1979)
... S EC . 4. (a) Any person may apply to the Federal land mana ger for a pe rmit to excav ate or remove any archaeological resource located on public lands or Indian lands and to carry out activities associated with such excavation or removal. The application shall be required, under uniform regulation ...
... S EC . 4. (a) Any person may apply to the Federal land mana ger for a pe rmit to excav ate or remove any archaeological resource located on public lands or Indian lands and to carry out activities associated with such excavation or removal. The application shall be required, under uniform regulation ...
Nothing to Trust: The Unconstitutional Origins of the Post
... the United States decided to abandon the treaty making process altogether, it had already signed hundreds of treaties that gave rise to a legally binding trustee/beneficiary relationship between the United States and Indian Nations. Time and time again, in exchange for the acquisition of millions of ...
... the United States decided to abandon the treaty making process altogether, it had already signed hundreds of treaties that gave rise to a legally binding trustee/beneficiary relationship between the United States and Indian Nations. Time and time again, in exchange for the acquisition of millions of ...
Was Andrew Jackson`s Indian Removal Policy Motivated by
... The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized Jackson to carry out the policy outlined in his first message to Congress. He could exchange unorganized public land in the trans-Mississippi west for Indian land in the east. Those Indians who moved would be given perpetual title to their new land as well a ...
... The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized Jackson to carry out the policy outlined in his first message to Congress. He could exchange unorganized public land in the trans-Mississippi west for Indian land in the east. Those Indians who moved would be given perpetual title to their new land as well a ...
Chapter 2 - Jim Thorpe
... resistance and ceding their lands, Indians were promised certain benefits, including food, clothing, housing and education for their children. An Indian agent, appointed by the federal government, was placed in charge of each reservation, and his word was law. Indians on reservations did not enjoy t ...
... resistance and ceding their lands, Indians were promised certain benefits, including food, clothing, housing and education for their children. An Indian agent, appointed by the federal government, was placed in charge of each reservation, and his word was law. Indians on reservations did not enjoy t ...
How ranching affected America
... Starting with the first president, George Washington (Federalist, 1789-97), the U.S. government sought to "civilize" the Indians, educating them and convincing them to take on a "white" way of life. Several tribes did make some effort to assimilate, most notably the Cherokee, who even adopted a con ...
... Starting with the first president, George Washington (Federalist, 1789-97), the U.S. government sought to "civilize" the Indians, educating them and convincing them to take on a "white" way of life. Several tribes did make some effort to assimilate, most notably the Cherokee, who even adopted a con ...
Here - West Bank Homeowners Association
... Arizona v. California III The Supreme Court assigned the case to Special Master Frank J. McGarr. McGarr was particularly critical of the meander line theory proposed by the United States, especially in light of the United States’ successful litigation of Aranson using the riparian argument. The Mast ...
... Arizona v. California III The Supreme Court assigned the case to Special Master Frank J. McGarr. McGarr was particularly critical of the meander line theory proposed by the United States, especially in light of the United States’ successful litigation of Aranson using the riparian argument. The Mast ...
American Indians and the 14th Amendment
... counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of ...
... counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of ...
Chapter 13
... • struck down in Congress in 1918 and 1940; passed one in 1968 as part of the Civil Rights Act • in 1981, two white men were convicted for lynching of an African American – one was the first white man since 1913 to be executed for murdering an African American – signaled the decline of the KKK ...
... • struck down in Congress in 1918 and 1940; passed one in 1968 as part of the Civil Rights Act • in 1981, two white men were convicted for lynching of an African American – one was the first white man since 1913 to be executed for murdering an African American – signaled the decline of the KKK ...
Chapter 13 The Reservation Era and Forced Cultural Change
... until a sense of private property could be instilled among them. Under the Allotment Act, reservation land would be surveyed into 40 to 160 acre parcels and allotted to Native American families or individuals. These lands would be held in trust by the federal government for 25 years. After that peri ...
... until a sense of private property could be instilled among them. Under the Allotment Act, reservation land would be surveyed into 40 to 160 acre parcels and allotted to Native American families or individuals. These lands would be held in trust by the federal government for 25 years. After that peri ...
confederate government relations with the five civilized tribes
... be arranged, they would not be interfered with. They would be subject to no other control from the United States than such as might be necessary to preserve peace on the frontier and among the several tribes. If, however, they should choose to remain, within the limits of a state, they must submit t ...
... be arranged, they would not be interfered with. They would be subject to no other control from the United States than such as might be necessary to preserve peace on the frontier and among the several tribes. If, however, they should choose to remain, within the limits of a state, they must submit t ...
FEDERAl INDIAN lAw - Federal Bar Association
... the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009 Carcieri v. Salazar decision, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not exercise the authority granted by Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to take land into trust for a currently recognized Indian tribe that was not under fed ...
... the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009 Carcieri v. Salazar decision, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not exercise the authority granted by Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to take land into trust for a currently recognized Indian tribe that was not under fed ...
Appendix IX. Historical context
... “domestic dependent nations” and as “wards to a guardian” that the US has “trust responsibility.” ...
... “domestic dependent nations” and as “wards to a guardian” that the US has “trust responsibility.” ...
Unit 4 - Guthrie Public Schools
... Despite the political battle waged by groups of blacks against segregation laws the new Constitution contained provisions for separating the races in the public schools. The definition of white children in this provision was especially important since so many members of the Constitutional Convention ...
... Despite the political battle waged by groups of blacks against segregation laws the new Constitution contained provisions for separating the races in the public schools. The definition of white children in this provision was especially important since so many members of the Constitutional Convention ...
Unit 4
... Despite the political battle waged by groups of blacks against segregation laws the new Constitution contained provisions for separating the races in the public schools. The definition of white children in this provision was especially important since so many members of the Constitutional Convention ...
... Despite the political battle waged by groups of blacks against segregation laws the new Constitution contained provisions for separating the races in the public schools. The definition of white children in this provision was especially important since so many members of the Constitutional Convention ...
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... its promises of supplies and food. • Often Indian Agents in charge of the reservations were corrupt and sold supplies for their own profits. • Traders called Comancheros in New Mexico encouraged Indian raids because they bought stolen goods. ...
... its promises of supplies and food. • Often Indian Agents in charge of the reservations were corrupt and sold supplies for their own profits. • Traders called Comancheros in New Mexico encouraged Indian raids because they bought stolen goods. ...
Homestead Act (1862)
... mining. These unfair and oppressive conditions only worsened as more Chinese fled the poverty of their native land and bloody events such as the T'aip'ing Rebellion (18511864) - many of them hoping to find brighter futures on American soil. Many white Americans held negative stereotypes of the Chine ...
... mining. These unfair and oppressive conditions only worsened as more Chinese fled the poverty of their native land and bloody events such as the T'aip'ing Rebellion (18511864) - many of them hoping to find brighter futures on American soil. Many white Americans held negative stereotypes of the Chine ...
The Historical Context of American Indian Legal Problems
... earlier Indian treaties became less serious. Nevertheless treaties continued to be made in good faith until 1871, when a rider to a House of Representatives appropriation bill ended the process for the future even while acknowledging the validity of treaties made in the past.' In the mid-nineteenth ...
... earlier Indian treaties became less serious. Nevertheless treaties continued to be made in good faith until 1871, when a rider to a House of Representatives appropriation bill ended the process for the future even while acknowledging the validity of treaties made in the past.' In the mid-nineteenth ...
bureau of indian affairs - Christopher Buck PhD, Author
... imposing federal standards on tribal courts. The BIA also funds courts commonly called “Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Courts,” which are considered agencies of both the federal government and tribal courts. The BIA also administers twenty-two Courts of Indian Offenses. Through its Office of Law ...
... imposing federal standards on tribal courts. The BIA also funds courts commonly called “Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Courts,” which are considered agencies of both the federal government and tribal courts. The BIA also administers twenty-two Courts of Indian Offenses. Through its Office of Law ...
Introduction The involvement of modern American Indians in the
... their own strategies to “encourage” them to move west. The whites believed that any way of life other than their own was to be scorned and rejected, and even regarded the tribes’ “progress” as a threat. Special laws were created and enforced upon the Indians in an effort to make their lives so miser ...
... their own strategies to “encourage” them to move west. The whites believed that any way of life other than their own was to be scorned and rejected, and even regarded the tribes’ “progress” as a threat. Special laws were created and enforced upon the Indians in an effort to make their lives so miser ...