Termination of Native Americans by GRACE CATEDRA

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-Established a process where President Andrew Jackson could grant land west of the Mississippi River to Native American tribes that agreed to give up their homelands

-Financial and material assistance were used as incentives to 'relocate'

-Native Americans were told they could live in their new property forever under the protection of the U.S. gov

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-Over 10,000 Native Americans died

-Loss of cultural heritage

-Loss of land/destroying communities

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-Relocating Native tribes from their homes in the south (Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama) to the west

-Traveled mostly on foot with wagons to carry belongings

-Over 4,000 Native Americans died due to harsh conditions like exhaustion, hunger, and sickness

-President Andrew Jackson's goal to remove Native Americans from the U.S

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-~4,000/15,000 Cherokee died in 1838/1839

-Lost tribal sovereignty which led to a loss of control over their land/resources

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-Over 100 tribes were terminated w/ Federal Assistance

-Mostly small west coast tribes were ordered to distribute land and dissolve their goverments

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-Assimilation into American society by adding Native Americans into the same laws/responsibilities

-Ended reservations/sovereignty

-Loss of land/resources

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-Signed by President Eisenhower in June 1954

-Ended tribal sovereignty

-Menominee underwent termination early

-Reservation became Menominee County on April 30, 1961

-All federal services ended

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-Economic hardships

-Widespread poverty

-No access to necessary services

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https://fiveable.me/key-terms/native-american-history/house-concurrent-resolution-108

https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/equity/NativeAmericanEducation/Documents/the-termination-act.pdf

https://www.mpm.edu/index.php/educators/wirp/nations/menominee/history#:~:text=The%20Menominee%20underwent%20Termination%20early,exist%20and%20became%20Menominee%20County.

https://fiveable.me/history-of-native-americans-in-the-southwest/unit-14/policy-termination-effects-southwestern-tribes/study-guide/zutcPscc2ysq09G3