Boarding School and Land Allotment Eras 1879-1933
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1887
Native Hawaiians rebel against the Bayonet Constitution
Daily newspapers printed stories about the cultural inferiority of Native Hawaiians and the economic superiority...Read More
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1889
Ghost Dance revival
Wovoka, a Paiute spiritual leader in Nevada, leads the revitalization of the Ghost Dance movement,...Read More
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1897
President Grover Cleveland sends new U.S. minister to Hawai’i to restore Queen Lili’uokalani to the throne
Recognizing the 1887 constitution, President Cleveland demands that the Queen be restored to the throne....Read More
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1900
Native Hawaiians oppose U.S. illegal annexation
Nearly half of Native Hawaiians sign a petition to Congress opposing annexation of Hawai’i to...Read More
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1902
Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, and Chickasaw Nations in Indian Territory are terminated
Based on treaties and according to the Removal Act, the tribes had ceded territory in...Read More
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1902
Choctaws and Chickasaws remove White settlers from U.S.-designed tribal rolls
The U.S. government imposes its own version of government tribal membership lists for individual allotment...Read More
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1903
Lone Wolf fights allotment policy
The Kiowa leader Lone Wolf fights allotment policy all the way to the Supreme Court...Read More
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1911
Charges of land fraud against the courts in Oklahoma
Charges against the courts themselves emerge by 1911, including exorbitant fees to administer estates of...Read More
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1928
Meriam Report is issued
A three-year study is commissioned to examine the economies, health, education, and government administration of...Read More
