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1819 Congress pays missionaries to ‘civilize’ American Indians Congress appropriates $10,000 to pay what it calls people of “good moral character” to help the U.S. eliminate ... |
1851 Congress creates reservations to manage Native peoples The U.S. Congress passes the Indian Appropriations Act, creating the reservation system. The government ... |
1887 Indian Affairs Commissioner bans Native languages in schools Commissioner of Indian Affairs J. D. C. Atkins first bans instruction in Native languages as well as ... |
1887 U.S. subdivides reservation land; sells off surplus Congress passes the General Allotment Act, better known as the Dawes Severalty Act, which divides reservations ... |
1897 Indian boarding schools teach manual labor Commissioner of Indian Affairs William A. Jones questions the potential of Indian students to compete ... |
1917 More Indians are born than die For the first time in 50 years, more Indians are born than die, as federal appropriations for medical ... |
1923 Pioneering Apsáalooke (Crow) nurse graduates Susie Walking Bear Yellow graduates from the Boston City Hospital School of Nursing and returns to the ... |
1934 Commissioner calls for religious freedom for American Indians Commissioner of Indian Affairs, John Collier, issues a circular on American Indian religious freedom, ... |
1953 Congress seeks to abolish tribes, relocate American Indians Congress passes a resolution beginning a federal policy of termination, through which American Indian ... |
1972 ‘Trail of Broken Treaties’ raises environmental health concerns American Indian leaders and activists organize a nonviolent protest to bring attention to issues affecting ... |