Indigenous Policy Timeline

3/8/2024

Indigenous Eras within U.S. Governmental Policies

Years and Dates are Approximate

John Collier, who was responsible for implementing the Indian Reorganization Act as commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with tribal leaders, said to be from the Blackfeet Nation, in 1934. Photo from History.Com

1492 - 1787 - Tribal Independence
1787 - 1828 - Agreement Bet' Equals
1828 - 1887 - Relocation
1887 - 1934 - Allotment and Assimilation
1934 - 1953 - Indian Reorganization*
1953 - 1968 - Termination
1968 - Present - Self-Determination

Articles

1836 - Cherokee Petition to Protest Removal - from The American Yewp Reader ARTICLE

June 18, 1934 - Indian Reorganization Act: Good Deal or Raw Deal? Notes from Indian Country By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji, Stand Up For Them) - ARTICLE

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