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The United States government has never taken major action that has helped Native Americans. In it best light, the government has given a halfhearted apology in 2009. This was hidden away in a military spending bill, complete with a disclaimer that nothing it contained authorized or served as a claim against the United States government itself. At its worst, the government has slaughtered hundreds of native men, women, and children for their land and resources. This was particularly evident prior to the end of the Indian Wars in 1890.
One such example of hurtful U.S. government action the Indian Removal Act. This act, proposed by President James Monroe in 1925 and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1930, called for the Indians …show more content…
Blue-Star Woman is an orphan who because she cannot prove her Native blood, is not given a share of land. In the story, two men, who she calls her nephews, offer to help her gain land if she will give them half of it once it is officially hers. She tentatively agrees. At the Sioux Indian Reservation, Chief High Flier and the other tribesmen become concerned about the enrollment of Blue-Star Woman into their tribe. High Flier is later arrested for opposing the government. Upon his release, he is approached by Blue-Star Woman’s nephews and forced to sign over half of his land to them in exchange for their getting him out of …show more content…
It failed. It was reintroduced with very few changes in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 but failed to pass Congress each time. As the act is laid out, to qualify for conditional residency a person much have been brought to the United States before the age of sixteen, have lived in the U.S. for a minimum of five years and, have received a high school diploma or the educational equivalent. To qualify for permanent residency, one must meet the previous requirements as well as spend two years attending college or serving in the United States Armed Forces. Those who would qualify for legalization under this act are known as the DREAMers. While it still has not passed Congress, the DREAM Act continues to be fought for against heavy opposition. Although the consequences of such an act passing are not entirely clear, an analysis conducted in 2016 estimated that it would extend amnesty to two million people in the United States. (Lecture 2/22).
These three governmental actions, accompanied by a slew of others, shaped the nation’s stance on immigration during the 20th and 21st centuries and helped determine what it means to be a legal
The United States government has never taken major action that has helped Native Americans. In it best light, the government has given a halfhearted apology in 2009. This was hidden away in a military spending bill, complete with a disclaimer that nothing it contained authorized or served as a claim against the United States government itself. At its worst, the government has slaughtered hundreds of native men, women, and children for their land and resources. This was particularly evident prior to the end of the Indian Wars in 1890.
One such example of hurtful U.S. government action the Indian Removal Act. This act, proposed by President James Monroe in 1925 and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1930, called for the Indians …show more content…
Blue-Star Woman is an orphan who because she cannot prove her Native blood, is not given a share of land. In the story, two men, who she calls her nephews, offer to help her gain land if she will give them half of it once it is officially hers. She tentatively agrees. At the Sioux Indian Reservation, Chief High Flier and the other tribesmen become concerned about the enrollment of Blue-Star Woman into their tribe. High Flier is later arrested for opposing the government. Upon his release, he is approached by Blue-Star Woman’s nephews and forced to sign over half of his land to them in exchange for their getting him out of …show more content…
It failed. It was reintroduced with very few changes in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 but failed to pass Congress each time. As the act is laid out, to qualify for conditional residency a person much have been brought to the United States before the age of sixteen, have lived in the U.S. for a minimum of five years and, have received a high school diploma or the educational equivalent. To qualify for permanent residency, one must meet the previous requirements as well as spend two years attending college or serving in the United States Armed Forces. Those who would qualify for legalization under this act are known as the DREAMers. While it still has not passed Congress, the DREAM Act continues to be fought for against heavy opposition. Although the consequences of such an act passing are not entirely clear, an analysis conducted in 2016 estimated that it would extend amnesty to two million people in the United States. (Lecture 2/22).
These three governmental actions, accompanied by a slew of others, shaped the nation’s stance on immigration during the 20th and 21st centuries and helped determine what it means to be a legal