To What Extent Did Native American Rights Improve Between The Years 1865 And 1992?

Question 1

Land Rights Judgement

Answer 1

Most important right to native Americans
Saw complete regression
Most regression of all civil rights
Especially after Dawes Act

Question 2

Dawes Act

Answer 2

1887
150 million acres to 78 million acres by 1890
Unallocated land given to white landowners
56 million acres by end of time period
Caused most significant land loss

Question 3

Lone wolf Vs Hitchcock

Answer 3

1903
Supreme court ruled government could revoke treaties
90% land allocated to NAs was lost
Built upon land loss that was already happening because of Dawes

Question 4

US Vs Sioux Nation

Answer 4

1980
Sioux entitles to significant compensation for lost lands.
17.5 million + 106 million interest
Rejected
Shift in attitudes at end of period
Damage irreversible

Question 5

Cultural Rights Judgement

Answer 5

Mostly regression
Some recovery towards the end of the period
Never restored to what they had been

Question 6

Reservation policy

Answer 6

From start of period 
Assimilate
Christianity
Can't move freely and hunt buffalo
Polygamy abandoned
Herbal remedies banned

Question 7

Dawes Act

Answer 7

1887

Ignored land beliefs and status of women (allotment policy)

Question 8

Curtis Act

Answer 8

1898
Ended 5 civilised tribes exemption from Dawes Act
Lost 2 million acres of land

Question 9

Indian Reorganization Act

Answer 9

1934
Right to practice religion and culture
Didn’t end assimilation
Extremely short lived

Question 10

Termination policy

Answer 10

1953-69

No longer recognised as NA

Question 11

Native American Religious Freedom Act

Answer 11

1978
Right to follow traditional religion and use both sacred objects and rituals
Nothing compared to cultural freedom they had at start of period

Question 12

Political Rights Judgement

Answer 12

Area with most progress
Least important
Progress often caused regression for cultural and land rights
Given early on by federal government
Political voice not heard until red power movement 70s

Question 13

Dawes Act

Answer 13

1887
NAs landowners
Citizens
Tax
Vote
Undermined cultural rights and beliefs
Undermined matriarchal tribes

Question 14

Indian citizenship act

Answer 14

1924
Citizenship all na men
Limited impact as voting qualifications and literacy tests until 1965

Question 15

American Indian Movement

Answer 15

Red power movement of 70s
Political voice
Only 1% population so limited impact