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Columbus and his men landed in what they thought was Asia, and began to steal, and enslave the native people.
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Created by President Andrew Jackson to push natives from their land and expand westward.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This act is to protect, preserve, and even promote the freedom and the rights of Native Americans.
