SW 4190 Timeline Project

  • Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

    US policy that stated the US should temporarily take a protective and guiding stance toward Native Americans while preparing them for integration into mainstream cultue
  • Worcester v. Georgia

    States are excluded from regulating or taxing Indian country as this is an infringement on Indigenous sovereignty
  • Indian Religious Crimes Code

    This code banned any spiritual practices, like the Sun Dance.
  • Major Crimes Act

    Tribes no longer had authority to prosecute offenders of major crimes on Native American land as this now fell under "federal jurisdiction"
  • Dawes Act

    Under this act, reservations were divided and allocated into individual plots. The remaining land was available for purchase by outsiders.
  • Indian Reorganization Act

    This act was a direct reversal of previous policies and promoted retention of land and cultural distinctiveness
  • House Concurrent Resolution 108

    This resolution ended Native American status as federal wards

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