HISTORICAL REVIEW
OF FEDERAL INDIAN POLICY
S[LF-GO\'ER.~A.'CE
Present-
1982
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(195310 1963)
IXDIA"'" REORGA.'iIZATIQS
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(1923 to 1953)
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ALLOn-1ENT &:
ASSIi\IILATION
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1891
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TER.'II""'ATIOX ERA
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1953
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1982
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(187110 1928)
fOR.\lAT1V[ YEARS
(1776
to
1371)
Tribal JOV~rc;lnl)' and fUp«1 foc
Indilional forms of .elf-govemmcm.
Ancmpl to destroy s.clf-Iovcmmcm
Ind diminish tnblll land ~u.
fEDERAL POLICY
Rc ......·cd rc~" and rc~oa:nition
of lobll sovuci,nly;lnd th" "Ih!
10 IClf·gov,,~nt.
AmKhcr au"mpl at .. $.$imitation of
Indians;t!ld dntf\lclion of 'ribill
fOvcmment.
R"-,,ffinnlllion of lribll
sovereignty and right to toel(,ov-emmeOI.
Conliw.aalion of sclr-4"I"rmi~l;otI
bul with. Il.ronlu '''''llnition.nd
ass.ertion of IClf-JOVemm",u.
I. Passage of the Indian Civil
Righls Act-I96Il.
2. Nixon's mefU;;e on Indian
Self-Determination.
3. Passage of Indian Finance Act1974.
4. PassOlgc of I'tJhlic law 93-638
On Indian Self-Determination Aet1975.
S. Martinez Deciiion (l971l)
I. Tribal Tu. Status Act (1932)
2. Tribes open bingo halls.
3. CabazonCasc 19117.
4. Indian Gaming Regulatory A~t
(191l8).
Amendments to P.L. 93-631l.
6. Self-Govern",!);e OemonSlf1ltion
Project. (\ 988)
7.0"'10 v. Reina (1990).
8. Congre.. changes Duro P.L.
100137(\991).
Movement to ru<:rvalions.
ENACTi\1ENT OF POLICY
I. Trcali"" and OIhcr .i:rccmcllli.
2. Conglus defines "Indian Country".
3. Pusage of the first Non-Intercourse ActJ791.
". Passage of the General Crimes Act"
18J7.
5. Cherokee Cues (\1l31-1 832).
6. Indian Removal Act - 1830.
LEnd of Treaty-making-lin!.
2. Crow [)Qg Case (l1l1l3).
3. COUlllll of Indian Offenscs
established (l81l3).
4. Indian Citizenship Act (1924)
5. Passage of Major Crimes Act181l5.
6. Passage of the Genef1l1 Allotment
Act-1887.
7. Passage of the Animilative
Crimes Act-180S.
I. Merriam Rcport-1928.
2. Pa.u.g~ of the Indian
Reorganization Act-1934.
I. PassagccfH.C.R.IOSTermination Ruolulion.
2. RellXation of Indians 10 urban
aren.
3. Passal1e of laws to terminale over
100 tribes.
4. Passage cf I'tJblic Law 1l3-21l01963.
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