Native American Civil Rights (1865–1991)

<p>Battle of Little Bighorn (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wounded Knee Massacre (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Federal policies promoting land allotment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Imposition of Western education and values (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Disease, displacement, and loss of land (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To document the dire conditions in Native communities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It reversed previous allotment policies and allowed tribes to hold communal land. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>44,000 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To dissolve federally recognized tribes and end government services (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>American Indian Movement (AIM) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A national conversation about Native American land rights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acknowledge constitutional protections for Indigenous peoples (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Promotion of tribal gaming casinos (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unemployment and poverty (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indigenous peoples persistently fought for recognition and rights. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amplify Indigenous voices and address injustices. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A law that divided tribal lands into individual plots, undermining communal ownership, and leading to the loss of much Native American land to non-Native settlers.

Policies aimed at making Native Americans adopt the customs and culture of non-Native Americans, often forcefully.

Schools that forcibly removed Native American children from their families to suppress their culture and language, frequently through harsh methods.

Act that further weakened tribal governments, specifically targeting the Five Civilized Tribes.

The movement of settlers westward across North America, often leading to conflicts and dispossession of Native Americans.

A violent conflict resulting in the deaths of many Lakota people by the U.S. Army, representing the tragic violence faced by Native communities.

Period of westward expansion and policies aiming to control Native American lands and cultures through assimilation and land dispossession.

The ongoing struggle of Native American nations to maintain their lands, cultures, and sovereignty in the face of federal policies.

The Dawes Act, by the 1920s, led to widespread poverty and cultural suppression among Native Americans.

A government study in 1928 that acknowledged the dire conditions in Native American communities.

An act in 1934 that reversed previous allotment policies, allowing tribes to govern themselves and preserve culture.

Around 12,000 Native Americans served during WWI, but faced discrimination upon return.

More than 44,000 Native Americans served during WWII, including the famed Code Talkers.

Navajo soldiers who created an unbreakable code based on their language, crucial for military communications in the Pacific.

Increased migration of Native Americans to urban areas after the World Wars, due to defense jobs.

Federal policy to end federal recognition of tribes, aimed at assimilation.

Civil rights movement of Native Americans challenging federal authorities and demanding rights.

A key organization in the Native American activism and protests of the 1960s and 1970s.

A 1969-71 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island, claiming the land under treaty rights.

1972 protest caravan to Washington D.C., where activists occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs building.

A 1973 71-day standoff at Wounded Knee, protesting historical injustices and government failures.

An act granting Native Americans some constitutional protections but with uneven enforcement.

An act allowing tribes greater freedom in managing education, healthcare, social programs, representing a move toward self-determination