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How was the Indian Problem solved? U.S. leaders’ solution to the “Indian Problem” included removing Natives to Indian Territory where each tribe could be a sovereign nation away from non-Indians. These policies created lasting challenges across Indian Country and led to the Tribe’s forced removal from the Great Lakes region to present-day Kansas. What was […]

What happened to the Indians in the 19th century? Native Americans were not recognized as U.S. citizens throughout the nineteenth century. A clause in the Fourteenth Amendment “excluding Indians not taxed” prevented Native American men from receiving the right to vote when African American men gained suffrage in 1868. What was the Indian problem? In

What was the cause of the Indian problem? As American power and population grew in the 19th century, the United States gradually rejected the main principle of treaty-making—that tribes were self-governing nations—and initiated policies that undermined tribal sovereignty. What was the Indian problem in Canada? With settler colonization came the framing of the “Indian Problem”

What was the termination policy and how did it work? Termination of a tribe meant the immediate withdrawal of all federal aid, services, and protection, as well as the end of reservations. Individual members of terminated tribes were to become full United States citizens and have the benefits and obligations of any other United States

What is the termination Act of 1953? Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian tribes will be disbanded and their land sold. A companion policy of “relocation” moves Indians off reservations and into urban areas. When did the termination era end? It was not until 1970 that the

What is the role of tribal government in emergency response? FEMA works with tribal officials to help communities be prepared before an emergency and recover after disaster strikes. The goal of Ready Indian Country is to collaborate with tribal governments to build emergency management capability and partnerships to ensure continued survival of Tribal nations and

When you want to initiate contact with a tribal government you should first contact who? IRS employees must contact the ITG before initial contact with Indian tribes and tribal entities. Contacts with tribes should be diplomatic in tone and express the IRS’s need to meet with the leaders of the tribe on a government-to-government basis

What impact did the 1953 termination Act have on Native American tribes? From 1953-1964 109 tribes were terminated and federal responsibility and jurisdiction were turned over to state governments. Approximately 2,500,000 acres of trust land was removed from protected status and 12,000 Native Americans lost tribal affiliation. What was the point of the termination policy?

How many tribes were terminated by the federal government? Between 1953 and 1964, the government terminated recognition of more than 100 tribes and bands as sovereign dependent nations. What 5 Indian tribes were removed? Members of the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes”—the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations (including thousands of their black slaves)—were

What was the government’s termination policy regarding Native American? Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian tribes will be disbanded and their land sold. A companion policy of “relocation” moves Indians off reservations and into urban areas. How did the government’s termination policy affect Native American populations many