Native American History
EARLY YEARS MALERIA, TYPHOID, & SMALLPOX ENGLISH & COLONISTS GUERILLA WARFARE SACAJAWEA
ANDREW JACKSON Georgia tries to remove Cherokee’s from their land Cherokees sue & win b/c they have a treaty with the Fed. Gov’t Trail of Tears Forceful removal of Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma
Great Plains Indians & Indian Wars Tribes competed for available land Indians attacked white settlers
Reservations U.S. Gov’t policy of confining/relocating Indians State is financially responsible for you
Dawes Act of 1887 Individual – 160 acres of free land, but they were on probation for 25 years Assimilate
1920’s Native Americans had the highest unemployment rate of any group and the shortest average life span
Snyder Act of 1924 Indians were granted citizenship
Indian New Deal Halted sale of Indian land Indians were to be called Native Americans Creation of Bureau of Indian Affairs Goal was to rebuild tribes & tribal culture
1940’s Received voting rights
Termination and Relocation Act States responsible for Indians They relocated to cities for better jobs Both projects failed Native Americans had least education, lowest incomes, highest unemployment, worst health, shortest life expectancy, & highest suicide rate.
Indian Power AIM – American Indian Movement Self government ◦ Sued government for return of tribal lands