Key cases and acts Flashcards
dawes act
divided up reservations into allotments, creating homesteads that were given to Native American families in hopes of assimilating them.
landowners paid tax
curtis act
1898
NA no longer able to exercise tribal laws
lone wolf v hitchcock
1903
the supreme court supports the right of the government to revoke treaties with NA as they are wards of the state and have no rights
harison v laveen
despite being given the right to vote under the Dawes act as landowners, they were frequently prevented from doing so
dance order
1921/23
prevented them from exercising their right to ceremonial dance
seen as an attack on their culture and belief system
wheeler howard act
1934
intended to recognise and preserve NA traditions
overthrows the 1883 ban on dancinng
stopped the sale of NA land to individual buyers
indian self dertmination and education assistance act
allowed them to control over their own education, healthcare and social provisions
NA parents allowed more influence over their children’s education
oneida v oneida and maddison counties new york
1974
oneida tribe sued for teh return of their land, oepning the floodgates
fisher v montana
1976
allows the tribal courts to decide on all polciies of adoption or removal of children
native american religious freedom act
1978
the right to exercise their religion, including acsess to sites and sacred objects - aswell as those burial grounds
indian child welfare act
1978
attempted to determine the right to parents to continue their traditional practises without the removal of tehri children by the sate
united states v sioux nation
1980
ruled that the sioux tribe were enttiled to 17.5 million in compensation but this money was refused as they wanted their land
seminole tribe v butterworth
1982
right to have gambling premises on tribal land even if it was illegal under state law
charrier v bell
1986
the agreement that remains dug up in lousiana belonged to the tribe
native american graves protection act
1992
