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The policies of European settlers who settled North America towards native Americans has changed significantly over time. Laws have been passed and policies established with the intent to aid the American Indians or to move them out of the way of the "progress" of the non-Indian population. Some of the laws have supposedly created rights for the American Indian population, either as a body or as individuals. Some of these laws specified the recording of information about individual members of tribes. Some required Indians to give up their association with their native groups before they were allowed certain rights and thus recorded in records outside the designation as American Indians. | The policies of European settlers who settled North America towards native Americans has changed significantly over time. Laws have been passed and policies established with the intent to aid the American Indians or to move them out of the way of the "progress" of the non-Indian population. Some of the laws have supposedly created rights for the American Indian population, either as a body or as individuals. Some of these laws specified the recording of information about individual members of tribes. Some required Indians to give up their association with their native groups before they were allowed certain rights and thus recorded in records outside the designation as American Indians. | ||
Some of the significant laws passed by the federal government of the United States which have affected the records of the American Indians include the following. | Some of the significant general laws passed by the federal government of the United States which have affected the records of the American Indians include the following. Of course, the [[American_Indian_Treaties_with_the_United_States|treaties]] between the government and the individual tribes also had a great impact upon the relationships between the specific tribe and the government, and also influenced the records kept.<br> | ||
=== 1787 - The Northwest Ordinance === | === 1787 - The Northwest Ordinance === | ||
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#"Surplus" reservation lands would be made available to sell to white settlers. | #"Surplus" reservation lands would be made available to sell to white settlers. | ||
The Dawes Act, while well intentioned, did not benefit the Indians. The lands they were assigned were poor and the concept of "Americanization" led to a destruction of Indian culture and the destruction of the traditional status of Indian women in tribal life. Finally, as a result of the "surplus" land provision the Indians lost 90 million out of 140 acres of reservation land. | The Dawes Act, while well intentioned, did not benefit the Indians. The lands they were assigned were poor and the concept of "Americanization" led to a destruction of Indian culture and the destruction of the traditional status of Indian women in tribal life. Finally, as a result of the "surplus" land provision the Indians lost 90 million out of 140 acres of reservation land. | ||
=== 1924 - Snyder Indian Citizenship Act === | === 1924 - Snyder Indian Citizenship Act === | ||