History of Urban Indian Health Policy 

Beginning of Federal Tribal Sovereignty.

 

 

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1787

United States Constitution is Ratified

United States Constitution is Ratified

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 foreign nations. The Constitution recognizes the inherent sovereignty of Tribal..Read More

1819

Civilization Act

Civilization Act

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 intent was to make Indians..Read More

1887

General Allotment Act

General Allotment Act

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 eligible for state and local..Read More

1934

Indian Reorganization Act

This law shows a shift in Indian policy granting authority back to tribes.  However, the Act was a furtherance of the assimilation policy generally by requiring that for tribes to receive federal aid, tribes had to establish a constitution and set up a governance structure that included the election of..Read More

1948

Hoover Commission Report

This report is crucial since it attempted to justify the lack of progress for Indian tribes that adopted the changes imposed by the Indian Reorganization Act not considering that most of the lack of progress was due to the lack of federal financing.  It is critical to recognize that this..Read More

1956

Indian Relocation Act

Encourages AIANs to leave reservations, assimilate into the mainstream culture in urban areas, offers to pay moving expenses and provide some vocational training. Relocated AIANs become isolated from their communities and face racial discrimination and segregation. Relocated AIANs could not return to terminated reservations.

History of Urban Indian Health Policy 

Beginning of Federal Tribal Sovereignty.

 

 

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1787

United States Constitution is Ratified

United States Constitution is Ratified

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 foreign nations. The Constitution recognizes the inherent sovereignty of Tribal..Read More

1819

Civilization Act

Civilization Act

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 intent was to make Indians..Read More

1887

General Allotment Act

General Allotment Act

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 eligible for state and local..Read More

1934

Indian Reorganization Act

This law shows a shift in Indian policy granting authority back to tribes.  However, the Act was a furtherance of the assimilation policy generally by requiring that for tribes to receive federal aid, tribes had to establish a constitution and set up a governance structure that included the election of..Read More

1948

Hoover Commission Report

This report is crucial since it attempted to justify the lack of progress for Indian tribes that adopted the changes imposed by the Indian Reorganization Act not considering that most of the lack of progress was due to the lack of federal financing.  It is critical to recognize that this..Read More

1956

Indian Relocation Act

Encourages AIANs to leave reservations, assimilate into the mainstream culture in urban areas, offers to pay moving expenses and provide some vocational training. Relocated AIANs become isolated from their communities and face racial discrimination and segregation. Relocated AIANs could not return to terminated reservations.