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Acknowledged that the religous rights of Native Americans has been infringed and granted some rights back. Also returned human remains and sacred objects that had been in museums.
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American Indian's federal ward status ceases to exist. Former reservation land is made available to the public. The tribal recognition of the Menominee, Klamath, the Flathead, Pottawatomie, and Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribes are terminated.
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Andrew Jackson believed that granting sovereignty to Native Americans was absurd and rejected their rights. as a result, many tribes were forced off their land. Specifically, the Cherokee Nation was forced to migrate to what is now Oklahoma, now known as the Trail of Tears.
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While President Jefferson supported sovereignty for American Indians, he thought that assimilation was the wises choice for indigenous people. He also chose to use voluntary removal rather than force them to leave.
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Vatican proclaims that a Christian prince has the right to invade land if the individuals that inhabit it are not Christian, or "infidels".
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Revoked tribe's right to prosecute offenders on Native land by a Native Court system.
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All Native Americans are granted official citizenship in the United States to promote assimilation. This was done without considering that many Native Americans identify as citizens within their own nations.
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Because of the pressure to move Native Americans from tribes to urban areas, by 1960 30% of Native Americans lived in cities. This was supposed to decrease poverty but actually increased poverty levels.
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Re-classified spending on Native American healthcare from voluntary to mandatory for the federal government.
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To reduce the number of Native children being placed into non-Native foster homes. An effort is made to keep a child within their Native family and/or community.
