Native Americans 1865-1992 (dates and figures) Flashcards
When was the Fort Laramie Treaty (1)?
1851
How many NA were on the plains in 1865?
240,000
What war occurred from 1862-67 (clash between tribes and US gov)?
Plains War
How many independent tribes were there in 1865?
86
When was the Fort Laramie Treaty (2)?
1868
When was the completion of the trans-continental railway?
1869
When was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
1876
When was the Indian Rights Association formed?
1882
When was the Dawes Severalty Act?
1887
In 1890, approximately how many NA did the reservations contain?
130,000
When was the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
1890
When was the Curtis Act?
1898
In 1900, approximately how many NA were still living on plains?
100,000
How much land had the NA lost from 1900-1930?
half of their land
When was Lone Wolf vs Hitchcock?
1903
When was the Society of American Indians formed?
1911
When was the Indian Defence Association formed (rise of Collier)?
1923
When was the Citizenship Act?
1924
When was the Leavitt Bill (‘Dance Order’)?
1926
When was the Meriam Report?
1928
In what year was John Collier appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs?
1933
When was the Indian Reorganisation Act (Wheeler-Howard Act)?
1934
How many NA moved to urban areas from 1941 to 1945?
75,000
When was the National Congress of American Indians formed?
1944
When was the Indian Claims Commission set up?
1946
When was Harrison vs Laveen?
1948
When did the Bureau of Indian Affairs set up job placement centres?
1948
When was the Policy of Termination?
1953
When was the Indian Vocational Training Act?
1956
When was the National Indian Youth Council formed?
1961
How many NA were unemployed in 1968?
42%
When was the American Indian Movement formed?
1968
When was the Siege of Alcatraz?
1969
When did Nixon appoint Louis R. Bruce Jnr. commissioner of Indian affairs?
1969
When was the Native American Rights Fund founded?
1970
How many NA were in the USA in 1970?
800,000
When was the end of the Alcatraz Siege?
1971
When was the Occupation of Mount Rushmore?
1971
When were Native AMericans given preference for employment in BIA?
1972
When did AIM take over BIA office in Washington DC?
1972
When was the Indian Education Act?
1972
When was the Occupation of Wounded Knee?
1972
When was the Indian Self-determination Act?
1975
When was the Indian Education Assistance Act?
1975
When was Fisher vs. Montana?
1976
When was the Native American Religious Freedom Act?
1978
When was the Indian Child Welfare Act?
1978
