5 important policies imposed on Native Americans:
The Indian Removal Act was passed in the US in 1830 to provide legal grounds for the expulsion of Indians from the states east of the Mississippi River. The law authorized the president to begin negotiations with tribes living within the states to exchange their lands for lands purchased in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase.
On February 8, 1887, the US Congress passed the "General Allotment Act". Later, he became widely known as the Dawes Act. The reserve land was divided into 160 acres of land and allocated to each head of the native americans for sole use.
As a result of the Dawes Act, the area of the reserves between 1887 and 1932 reduced from 138 to 48 million acres. This led to an indescribable misery of the Indians. Later, the native americans were given back part of the lost land.
Between 1887 and 1933, the United States wanted to assimilate the native americans with the General Allotment Act. Towards the end of the 1920s, the failure of assimilation policy became more and more apparent. A bill was drafted, which provided for significant changes in the native americans policy. A new law, the Indian Reorganization Act, …show more content…
The lack of education is one apparent issue that can be dated back to actions of the past. Through discrimination against native americans in general, a gap was created that has lasting effects until the recent present. this causes native americans to be alienated. Another issue with lasting effects is poverty which can be explained by the same argument mentioned. The current assimilation status I would say has visibly progressed. Native americans are mostly assimilated and todays america openly accepts different cultures, of course there are always exceptions but they less noticeable. native americans can be found almost anywhere but mostly in urban areas due to
The Indian Removal Act was passed in the US in 1830 to provide legal grounds for the expulsion of Indians from the states east of the Mississippi River. The law authorized the president to begin negotiations with tribes living within the states to exchange their lands for lands purchased in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase.
On February 8, 1887, the US Congress passed the "General Allotment Act". Later, he became widely known as the Dawes Act. The reserve land was divided into 160 acres of land and allocated to each head of the native americans for sole use.
As a result of the Dawes Act, the area of the reserves between 1887 and 1932 reduced from 138 to 48 million acres. This led to an indescribable misery of the Indians. Later, the native americans were given back part of the lost land.
Between 1887 and 1933, the United States wanted to assimilate the native americans with the General Allotment Act. Towards the end of the 1920s, the failure of assimilation policy became more and more apparent. A bill was drafted, which provided for significant changes in the native americans policy. A new law, the Indian Reorganization Act, …show more content…
The lack of education is one apparent issue that can be dated back to actions of the past. Through discrimination against native americans in general, a gap was created that has lasting effects until the recent present. this causes native americans to be alienated. Another issue with lasting effects is poverty which can be explained by the same argument mentioned. The current assimilation status I would say has visibly progressed. Native americans are mostly assimilated and todays america openly accepts different cultures, of course there are always exceptions but they less noticeable. native americans can be found almost anywhere but mostly in urban areas due to