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This act was responsible for the creation of several types of records, however, including the [[American Indian Allotment Records|allotment records]], heirship files, the [[American Indian Register of Families|Register of Families]], and other supporting documents, many of which are very valuable in the tracing of American Indian ancestry. | This act was responsible for the creation of several types of records, however, including the [[American Indian Allotment Records|allotment records]], heirship files, the [[American Indian Register of Families|Register of Families]], and other supporting documents, many of which are very valuable in the tracing of American Indian ancestry. | ||
=== 1924 - | === 1924 - Indian Citizenship Act === | ||
The [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol4/html_files/v4p1165.html Indian Citizenship Act], also known as the Snyder Act, (43 Stat. 253) granted American citizenship to all Indians born in the United States. About 2/3 of the Indian population had already acquired citizenship through other means, but this granted that status to the rest. | |||
=== 1934 - Wheeler-Howard or Indian Reorganization Act === | === 1934 - Wheeler-Howard or Indian Reorganization Act === | ||