Native Americaa Cicivicl Ricghtsn 1865n - 19999n
DEPTH STUDY: Thte Gicl ded Age:
Thte Renerivati n Pil icay:
Applies to: land, fed govt attide, ciltiral recogniton (lack of), social, politcs
Many tribes forced to relocate onto small portons of their former homelands
Some tribes resisted raided setlements/ atempted to fee to Canada
Late 19thC Indian policy = assumed NA’s would become farmers, Christans cittens
18670 S.C. rul ed congress had the power to supersede/ annul treates with Indian tribes
18686n I dica Appripricati Aas (Congress) = took away right of tribal govts to operate under own
traditonal customary laws
NA attisude US giiver me s nil uti
Pripersy a d No concept of owned land Reservaton olicy
La d were nomadic Dawes Act 1887 allocated land to NA fam
Thte Ril e if Vital part of life revolved lives Americans killed 3mill bufalo (1972-3) =
Buffal i around following the herds complacent about their importance
Americans hunted for sport
Rel icgici Loads of traditons beliefs e.g. Forced to renounce traditonal beliefs
sun dance Forcibly made to convert to Christanity
Chticl dre ’n Communal living NA parents forced to send kids to school
upbric gic g Raised by the tribe Forbidden from speaking own language
No formal educaton Made to renounce tribal beliefs
Rel ati nhticp olygamy was accepted olygamy agt Christan beliefs
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Thte Impaas if shte Renerivati Pil icay:
Hard to argue that the reservatons policy was anything but destructve.
Freedom of nomadic lifestyle lost & nothing gained.
Denied rights bc they were considered to be dependents of US and weren’t taxpayers
1. Outbreaks of disease by 1900 about 100K of 240K NA’s who lived on lains in 1860 remained
n. 200 starving unarmed Sioux who had no reservaton = massacred by army at Wounded Knee 1890
3. NA’s characterised by poverty, domestc violence, alcohol abuse lower life expectancy
4. Segregated from the rest of US society with no C.R.
n. Retained tribal identty some customs bus inter-tribal rivalries prevented unitng agt white racism
5. Some did adapt e.g. Navajo tribe adapted to farming sheep goats increased site of reservaton
populaton (8K in 1868 22K by 1900) exaepti not the rule
I dica Eduaati :
Applies to: social, ciltiral recogniton (lack of), fed govt attide, social
Late 1870s of reservaton boarding skl est. ennsylvania famously: Carlisle Indian Industrial Skl
hilanthropic (private charitable) org’s involved e.g. I dica Ricghtsn Anniaicati
Gial : assimilate NA’s into US way of life, with proper edu NA’s could become productve members of
society purge young ppl of tribal lifestyle (cultural genocide)
Chtaraasericntan: had to speak English, military style regimen, emphasised farming
DEPTH STUDY: Thte Gicl ded Age:
Thte Renerivati n Pil icay:
Applies to: land, fed govt attide, ciltiral recogniton (lack of), social, politcs
Many tribes forced to relocate onto small portons of their former homelands
Some tribes resisted raided setlements/ atempted to fee to Canada
Late 19thC Indian policy = assumed NA’s would become farmers, Christans cittens
18670 S.C. rul ed congress had the power to supersede/ annul treates with Indian tribes
18686n I dica Appripricati Aas (Congress) = took away right of tribal govts to operate under own
traditonal customary laws
NA attisude US giiver me s nil uti
Pripersy a d No concept of owned land Reservaton olicy
La d were nomadic Dawes Act 1887 allocated land to NA fam
Thte Ril e if Vital part of life revolved lives Americans killed 3mill bufalo (1972-3) =
Buffal i around following the herds complacent about their importance
Americans hunted for sport
Rel icgici Loads of traditons beliefs e.g. Forced to renounce traditonal beliefs
sun dance Forcibly made to convert to Christanity
Chticl dre ’n Communal living NA parents forced to send kids to school
upbric gic g Raised by the tribe Forbidden from speaking own language
No formal educaton Made to renounce tribal beliefs
Rel ati nhticp olygamy was accepted olygamy agt Christan beliefs
n
Thte Impaas if shte Renerivati Pil icay:
Hard to argue that the reservatons policy was anything but destructve.
Freedom of nomadic lifestyle lost & nothing gained.
Denied rights bc they were considered to be dependents of US and weren’t taxpayers
1. Outbreaks of disease by 1900 about 100K of 240K NA’s who lived on lains in 1860 remained
n. 200 starving unarmed Sioux who had no reservaton = massacred by army at Wounded Knee 1890
3. NA’s characterised by poverty, domestc violence, alcohol abuse lower life expectancy
4. Segregated from the rest of US society with no C.R.
n. Retained tribal identty some customs bus inter-tribal rivalries prevented unitng agt white racism
5. Some did adapt e.g. Navajo tribe adapted to farming sheep goats increased site of reservaton
populaton (8K in 1868 22K by 1900) exaepti not the rule
I dica Eduaati :
Applies to: social, ciltiral recogniton (lack of), fed govt attide, social
Late 1870s of reservaton boarding skl est. ennsylvania famously: Carlisle Indian Industrial Skl
hilanthropic (private charitable) org’s involved e.g. I dica Ricghtsn Anniaicati
Gial : assimilate NA’s into US way of life, with proper edu NA’s could become productve members of
society purge young ppl of tribal lifestyle (cultural genocide)
Chtaraasericntan: had to speak English, military style regimen, emphasised farming
