"Americans can never leave anything wild; everything must become an artifact"
Peace Treaties and the Policy of Removal
California: Failed Treaties and Military Reservations
Helen Hunt Jackson and the Mission Indians
Tribalism: 1871 Amendment to Revoke Tribal Sovereignty
Culture: The Indian Boarding School System (1878-1930)
Sovereignty & Land: The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
Community: The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
John Marshall's Principle of "Domestic Dependent Nations"
The Indian Conservation Corps
Making Urban Indians
House Concurrent Resolution 108 (1953), otherwise known as "Termination"
The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
Litigations : the case of Blue Lake and Taos Pueblo
Leasing Timber and Mineral Rights
Allowing Dumping Grounds (the case of EPA)
High-Stakes Gambling
To Be, or Not to Be, "Indian"
"It is an examination of American culture, past & present, through the looking glass of indigenous people."
"Who are we that we have treated the indigenous people of this continent in these ways?"
"Who are we that we have treated the land and its resources of this continent in these ways?"
"Basically, it's all about world views!"
(1) Provided for Tribal Governments and Tribal Corporations on Reservations
(2) Provided Training Programs for Reservation-Based Self-Improvement in Education, Public Health, Law Enforcement, & Resource Management
(3) Terminated and Reversed the Dawes Act, Allowing Return of Allotted Lands to Tribal Administration
(4) Established a Court of Indian Affairs
As passed, in 1934, the 4th provision was removed entirely, return of allotted lands was regulated and impeded strongly, and general application was heavily restricted by numerous regulations and qualifications.