KEY DATES Flashcards
Plains wars
1962-7
Battle of Little Bighorn
1876
Dawes severalty Act
1887
Massacre at wounded knee
1890
Curtis Act
1898
Muskogee Convention
1906
Society of American Indians established
1911
Indian citizenship act
1924
Indian Reorganization act (Wheeler-Howard Act)
1934
National Congress of American Indians
1944
Policy of termination
1953
American Indian Movement (AIM) established
1968
Siege of Alcatraz
1969
Oneida v. Oneida and Madison Counties New York
1974
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
1975
Overveiw?
much of the period made little progress, only in latter decades achieved some progress towards self determination
1965-1992
significant change in the position of Native Americans.
Much of the period
made little progress in improving their quality of life.
Only in latter periods
was some progress towards self-determination achieved (which had always been their aim).