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Indian Removal Act
Thousands of American Indian individuals were forced to get up and move off of tribal land signed by Andrew Jackson. They were forced to move west of the Mississippi where they did not know the land. Many died on this journey -
Carlisle Indian Boarding School
In early october 1879 the Carlisle Indian Training School boarding school started. The focus was to have American Indian individuals assimilate. They were forced to cut their hair, speak english, learn christianity, children were physically, sexually, and emotionally abused, children were physically abused when they spoke their native language. -
General Allotment Act
Native land was decided into sections and pieces and given to Native Americans. The rest of the land was open for colonization to non-native people. In this act tribes lost 2/3 of their land. -
Indian Reorganization Act
The act the lessened the federal government control on American Indian Reservations. This let the reservations form their own tribal governments. -
Termination Policy
In 1953 the recognition of over 100 Native American tribes was terminated. The thought was that Native Americans needed to be subject to American laws and regulations. Two million acres of land was lost and thousands of native americans lost their tribal status. -
Self Determination Act and Education Assistance Act
This shift was started with L.B. Johnson to restore tribes. The act rejected previous acts like the Termination Policy. This allowed tribes to govern themselves again. They were able to start and teach their own schools and start and develop their own program and services. -
Indian Religious Freedom Act
This act was made to preserve the rights of Native Americans to believe or practice their traditional religious practices. This would let them have rights to ceremonial, objects, and religious sites. -
Indian Child Welfare Act
This act started with the high number of Native American children begin placed with non-native families after being removed from the home. This was to protect native american families and protect their culture.