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What did the government seek to do by following the termination policy?

they wanted to force native americans into the mainstream.


What was the American Indian policy review commission in 1975?

The American Indian Policy Review Commission of 1975 looked at the history between the Federal Government and the Native Americans, in order to improve future policy, 5 of the 11 commissions were Native Americans themselves. I believe this was a policy put forward by the Federal Government.


What policy did the new nation pursue in its dealings with Native Americans?

The young nation of the United States pursued a policy of pushing Native Americans off arable land. Eventually, the reservation system started on land that was not suitable for farming or even hunting.


Which native Americans group protested the termination policy?

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When did Native Americans receive US citizenship?

In the late 18th century, reformers starting with George Washington and Henry Knox, supported educating native children and adults, in efforts to civilize them. The Civilization Fund Act of 1819 promoted this civilization policy by providing funding to societies (mostly religious) who worked on Native American improvement. In 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney expressed that since Native Americans were "free and independent people" that they could become U.S. citizens. On June 2, 1924 U.S. Republican President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act making all Native Americans, who were not already citizens, born in the United States and its territories citizens of the United States. Prior to the passage of the act, nearly two-thirds of Native Americans were already U.S. citizens. The earliest recorded date of Native Americans' becoming U.S. citizens was in 1831 when the Mississippi Choctaw became citizens after the United States Legislature ratified the 19831 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.