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Historical American Indian Policies

By Godsey
  • Congress assigns itself authority over "Indian affairs."

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs established

  • Indian Removal Act

  • Report to Congress says Indian children need to be separated from their families

  • Carlisle Indian Training School established

  • Policy makes indigenous languages illegal in Indian boarding schools

  • Indian children "placed out" to learn "values and benefits of civilization."

  • Dawes Act "civilized" Indians

  • Wounded Knee massacre

  • Indians "granted" U.S. citizenship

  • Indian Reorganization Act

  • Hoover Commission: "Full and complete integration."

  • PL-280 gave states criminal and civil jurisdiction, and other powers, over Indian lands.

  • Urban relocation

  • Indian Civil Rights Act and AIM founded

  • Indian Education Act

  • Indian Self-Determination and Education Act

  • Health Improvement Act

  • Indian Child Welfare Act

  • Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

  • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act