by Montana Weekes | Nov 9, 2020
This is the first legislation explicit to American Indians. The Act authorized the creation of Indian schools as a vehicle to take “the Indian out of the Indian.” The Act set aside funds for Christian groups and others to create such institutions. Once again, the...
by Montana Weekes | Nov 9, 2020
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 states, “Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce with foreign nations and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes”, determining Indian tribes are separate from the federal government, the states, and...
by Montana Weekes | Nov 9, 2020
The General Allotment Act or Dawes Act was another intent to assimilate Indians by authorizing the breaking up of tribal lands held in federal trust for Indian use and distribute it to individual Indian ownership. This land was taken out of trust and thus became...
