Indian Self-Determination and Self-Governance Era 1968-present
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1970
President Nixon formally brings termination policy to an end
President Nixon launches a new policy of Indian self-determination and also signs a bill returning...Read More
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1971
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Alaska Natives organize the Arctic Slope Native Association to contest in a legal suit that...Read More
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1974
Congress passes Hopi Land Settlement Act, forcing relocation of over 12,000 Dine’
The Act calls for relocation of more than 12,000 Dine’ who live on or near...Read More
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1975
Congress enacts Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
It establishes a legal framework for tribes to exercise their right to govern and protect...Read More
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1978
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
Congress passes the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, returning basic civil liberties to Native Americans,...Read More
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1978
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
Congress passes the ICWA to protect tribes and children due to the high rate of...Read More
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1982
Supreme Court supports inherent power under tribal sovereignty
In Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, the Supreme Court holds that an Indian tribe has...Read More
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1983
Supreme Court holds U.S. accountable in breaches of federal trust
In U.S. v. Mitchell (463 US 206), the Supreme Court holds that the U.S. is...Read More
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1985
Supreme Court rules that Klamath treaty is not intended to survive
The Supreme Court determines in Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife v. Klamath Tribe that...Read More
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1988
Termination resolution of 1953 officially repealed by Congress
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1988
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Congress passes a bill to balance the interests of tribal sovereignty and states and requires...Read More
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1988
Aleut Restitution Act
Also known as the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act, this act of Congress is...Read More
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1989
Tribal court has jurisdiction over state court in child welfare cases
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield is a case in which the U.S. Supreme...Read More
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1990
Supreme Court rules that Native American Church practices can be outlawed
In Employment Division v. Smith, the Supreme Court rules that states can outlaw religious practices...Read More
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1990
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
NAGPRA is a federal law that “requires federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funding...Read More
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1990
Native American Languages Act
The Act repudiates past policies of prohibiting and eradicating Indian languages and declares that Natives...Read More
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1993
Supreme Court holds that Congress abrogated hunting and fishing treaty rights
In South Dakota v. Bourland, the Supreme Court affirms the treaty rights of the Cheyenne...Read More
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2007
United Nations adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The declaration “emphasizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions,...Read More