During the period 1860-1890, western expansion negatively impacted the lives of Native Americans, by turning their lives upside-down under the order of the orders of the federal government. I say this because The Americans massacred the friendly Indians, Disrespected the culture and beliefs by slaughtering the buffalo, and Forcing Indians to assimilate to American culture. Native Americans were negatively impacted by Americans because of the western expansion and in doing so it lead to the incorrect assumption which in fact lead to the massacre of friendly Indians. In the morning of November 29th Colonel Chivington allowed a surprise attack on the friendly native americans which lead to the death of mostly women and children. The Native
Native Americans who emigrated from Europe perceived the Indians as a friendly society with whom they dwelt with in harmony. While Native Americans were largely intensive agriculturalists and entrepreneurial in nature, the Indians were hunters and gatherers who earned a livelihood predominantly as nomads. By the 19th century, irrefutable territories i.e. the areas around River Mississippi were under exclusive occupation by the Indians. At the time, different Indian tribes such as the Chickasaws, Creeks, and Cherokees had adapted a sedentary lifestyle and practiced small-scale agriculture. According to the proponents of removal, the Indians were to move westwards into forested lands in order to generate additional space for development through agricultural production (Memorial of the Cherokee Indians).
The existence of tribal sovereignty over hundreds of years has sparked the assimilation that the doctrine of American Indians is not only a lawful perception, but also an essential component that defines the evolution of our country. Tribal sovereignty addresses the right for tribes to govern themselves (Internet citation) and for them to mandate their property and their land’s decisions, but if so is the case, why have infinite number of tribes been removed from their territories? Without a doubt, this paper will explore and argue how our country has been affected because of unfair laws and policies that have unreasonably been established to tribes. In order to justify this argument, I will discuss the concerns revolving the Doctrine Discovery,
The government is backing out of its agreement. You left us on land that is too small a size and most of it cannot be farmed. The government should give more land back, not kick us off the leftovers” (Erdrich 197). The Indian tribe members are irritated with the Termination bill and attempt to communicate their thoughts with the Government. Additional members speak up with their concerns about the bill and they take a vote.
Imagine having to walk over 1200 miles because someone else wants you land. In 1820 five Native American tribes the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Cherokee, and Creek Indians were invaded by all of the white people who came to the U.S from Europe, and the white men got very settled. Ever since the white men showed up to the U.S. there was conflict with the Native Americans. The Indian Removal Act is when southern Indian tribes formed their removal of the Natives and forced them to leave all of there stuff. I believe that the Indian Removal Act is a step in the wrong direction because we were not treating the Native Americans like human beings, it went against the constitution, and jackson wanted to build a wall to separate.
I believe we tried so hard to get the native americans to be able to adapt into our society, that's the true reason we enacted the dawes act. Not to give them their dividends of the land or to “bring them out of poverty” that was just a cover up for what I believe was some sort of an attempt of manipulation. The main reason why I believe this is a case of the United States trying to manipulate and the native americans is because during the 1850’s, The United States started spreading out and growing, many dwelling alongside the natives, thus resulting in many problems. So in an attempt to remain civil, we tried to start groups and communities, but many of the members did not believe the groups could co exist together. So then the Dawes act conveniently came along to “Help with the indian poverty” and “Give them land dividends”.
The Indian Removal Act isn’t justified. No one wants to leave their home. It's sad and depressing when they’re kicked out. They don’t know where to go and what to do. It's a very difficult situation and that should happen to nobody if they didn’t do anything
This policy was meant to decrease the federal government’s involvement and financial responsibility for Indians in hopes that they would be more welcomed into modern American society (Lavin, 73). Therefore, the federal government established the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) in 1946 (Lavin, 73). The ICC created a federal court specifically designed to give the tribes an opportunity to sue the government for damages or lost land (Lavin, 73). This policy proved to be a success as the Navajos were able to elect chairmen and make much needed improvements in their communities (Lavin,
Carlos, a founder of the Society of American Indians, called for an immediate end to the practice of this system. From 1916 to 1922 he published his journal called “Wassaja” in which he relentlessly assailed anyone who was for the system. He called for an end to this system as it halted Native “progress” throughout the US. “Colonization, segregation and reservation are the most damnable creations of men,” Montezuma declared (cscum.edu, 4). His work on reservations as a physician also allowed him to see the terrible living conditions Native
The Western Indian Wars was a conflict between “the Western tribes and the U. S troops ended with the 1886 surrender of Apache leader Geronimo in Arizona and the 1890 overthrow of the Sioux at Wounded Knee in South Dakota (“America’s Wars”, 2004).” Throughout the history of the United States, American Indians were treated poorly. Ever since the white men crossed the Atlantic Ocean 200 years ago till the mid 1900’s the poor treatment and killing of Indians never ceased. U.S polices passed between the Revolutionary war and the mid 1900’s hurt American Indians and put them at an extreme disadvantage. There were series of wars, before the western Indian wars in the United States.
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Federal policy toward Native Americans and tribal governments was inconsistent through much of the 1800s. As the 1900’s began, federal officials adopted assimilation, and tried to end the reservation and tribal government system. Then, after a major policy change between 1880 and 1930, reservations were surveyed and the lands deeded to Native Americans and non-Native Americans. Native American land holdings were considerable diminished, and tribal governments were weakened. Known as the “termination” era, this time period saw Native American children taken from their homes, deposited in federal schools, and barred from using their native language or visiting their homes.
On July 17, 1830, the Cherokee nation published an appeal to all of the American people. United States government paid little thought to the Native Americans’ previous letters of their concerns. It came to the point where they turned to the everyday people to help them. They were desperate. Their withdrawal of their homeland was being caused by Andrew Jackson signing the Indian Removal Act into law on May 28, 1830.
This resulted in the loss of land and resources that were vital to the survival of Native American communities. The policy also undermined the ability of tribes to govern themselves and protect their cultural heritage. Despite the intentions of policymakers, the Termination Policy was a failure. Many Native American communities resisted the policy and fought to maintain their tribal status and way of life. In the face of this resistance, the federal government eventually abandoned the policy in the 1960s and began to adopt a new approach to Native American policy that focused on self-determination and tribal sovereignty.
Throughout the 19th century Native Americans were treated far less than respectful by the United States’ government. This was the time when the United States wanted to expand and grow rapidly as a land, and to achieve this goal, the Native Americans were “pushed” westward. It was a memorable and tricky time in the Natives’ history, and the US government made many treatments with the Native Americans, making big changes on the Indian nation. Native Americans wanted to live peacefully with the white men, but the result of treatments and agreements was not quite peaceful. This precedent of mistreatment of minorities began with Andrew Jackson’s indian removal policies to the tribes of Oklahoma (specifically the Cherokee indians) in 1829 because of the lack of respect given to the indians during the removal laws.
Native American Removal For decades, Native American Removal has brought a lot of suffering and cruelty for the Indians. How the so-called “civilized” people of the west could display such barbarism in the past is a shameful chapter of American history. Unfortunately, some people still believe that taking away their land was the right thing to do, merely because they were the more superior people at the time. Such thinking can reflect on the treatment the Indians received, and the ignorance that were displayed by the Americans.
