Indian policy Flashcards

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Indians before 1492

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  • agricultural society
  • gathered in clan
  • no permanent land ownership
  • animism and close to nature
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Changes during colonial period

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  • arrival of disease from Europe
  • trade with Europeans
  • conflicts because settlers wanted land
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Settlers’ attitude towards Indians

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  • civilisation for settlers and savagery for Indians
  • superiority of white religion
  • erasing Indians via evangelisation, slavery, service
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Trail of Tears - date + name of act

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Indian Removal Act 1830

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Meaning of Trail of Tears

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  • suppression des camps
  • repousser les Indiens derrière le Mississipi
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1851 Fort Laramie Treaty

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Les Amérindiens contrôlent les Grandes Plaines en échange de pouvoir construire des routes et des forts + libre passage des blancs

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1853 Treaty of Fort Atkinson

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le traité devait permettre l’utilisation de routes et la construction de postes militaires et d’établissements similaires sur les terres indiennes

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1868 Second Treaty of Fort Laramie

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Gouvernement fédéral renonce à toute nouvelle intrusion dans le territoire Sioux = protection des réserves

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1851 Indian Appropriation Act

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Création des réserves indiennes

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The Ghost Dance 1860

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Indian Resistance

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The Carlisle School - date , place & meaning

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Fondée en 1879 en Pennsylvanie
Assimilation culturelle forcée (kill the indian, save the man)

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Assimilation of Indians

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Forcée en 1885 quand leur droit d’exploiter leur territoire sous leurs propres lois a été retiré

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Dawes Act - date

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1887

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Dawes Act - meaning

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régule la distribution des terres aux Amérindiens dans le territoire indien (oklahoma)

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1887 - 1930

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Les terres indiennes se sont réduites de 2/3

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Massacre de 1890 ?

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  • Massacre de Wounded Knee
  • Sitting Bull tué
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Indian Citizenship Act - date

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1924

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Indian Citizenship Act - meaning

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Amérindiens obtiennent la nationalité américaine mais PAS le droit de vote

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Indian Reorganization Act - date

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1934

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Indian Reorganization Act - meaning

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reconnaît aux tribus amérindiennes le droit à l’autonomie + restauration et survie de la souveraineté des amérindiens

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National Congress of American Indians - date de création

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1944

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National Congress of American Indians - meaning

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représente les tribus et résiste aux pressions du gouvernement fédéral en faveur de la suppression des droits tribaux et de l’assimilation de leur peuple.

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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act - date

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1975

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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act - meaning

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= full citizenship + self government