Indian New Deal, Tribal Termination, and Urban Relocation 1934-1967

1954

Termination Acts are designed to accelerate termination of a number of tribes

Lower Brule reservation. Image: Rolf Blauert
Lower Brule reservation. Image: Rolf Blauert

Congress passes legislation for termination of a number of tribes, including the Fort Peck, Lower Brule’, Yankton, Lakota, Klamath, Western Oregon, Alabama, Coushatta, and Ute, among others.

Settler Colonial Policy