Indian New Deal, Tribal Termination, and Urban Relocation 1934-1967
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1934
Congress passes Indian Reorganization Act
The Meriam Report provides impetus for the development of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), also...Read More
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1936
Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936
Also known as the Thomas-Rogers Act, it extends the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act to tribes...Read More
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1938
U.S. government takes control over mineral development on Indian lands
The Indian Lands Mining Act gives the Secretary of the Interior broad powers over mineral...Read More
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1941-1945
World War II draft
All Native men are required to register for the World War II draft, despite the...Read More
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1942
Aleut Alaska Natives put in internment camps
More than 880 Aleuts and their families are forcibly relocated and transported to internment camps...Read More
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1950
Navajo Hopi Rehabilitation Act is approved
This act is the first test case for implementing the Hoover Commission’s recommendations for urbanization...Read More
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1953-1962
Termination becomes official policy
Congress begins a 13-year period of terminating Native tribes, through which tribes are disbanded and...Read More
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1954
Menominee Termination Act
The Menominee, who had won an $8.5 million claims settlement, are blocked by Congress from...Read More
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1954
Termination Acts are designed to accelerate termination of a number of tribes
Congress passes legislation for termination of a number of tribes, including the Fort Peck, Lower...Read More
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1955
Democrats regain seats in House and Senate and slow down termination process
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1956
Indian Relocation Act passes, launching the urban relocation process
The Act, also known as Public Law 959 or the Adult Vocational Training Program, is...Read More
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1958-67
Indian Adoption Project (IAP)
Administered by the Child Welfare League of America and funded by a federal contract from...Read More
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1959
Hawai’i is named a U.S. state
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1962
New Mexico Indians finally win right to vote in state elections
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1963
State of Washington rules against Indian rights to traditional fishing
In violation of federal trust and treaty rights, Washington state attempts to impose state fish...Read More