Tribal Government Flashcards
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Highest number of seats in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy council
Onadaga
Precontact alternative to war
Stickball
Another name for Metacom’s War
King Philip’s War
Marshall Trilogy
Johnson v. McIntosh 1823 - Established the Trust Doctrine
Cherokee v. Georgia 1831 - Declared Indian Nations as “domestic dependents”
Worcester v. Georgia 1832 - Established the parental relationship between tribes and the federal government
The Peace of Paris ended which war?
The Seven Year War
The western boundary of the colonies was moved
west of the Mississippi.
Ex parte Crow Dog
resulted in the Major Crimes Act 1885.
U.S. v. Kagama
established plenary power over tribes.
Lonewolf v. Hitchcock
established that the U.S. Government can lie.
Sequoyah
created the Cherokee Syllabary, a written form of the Cherokee language.
The Meriam Report (1928)
The report showed that the act had failed to transform Indians into family farmers, while depriving Native Americans of land and natural resources. Resulted in the Indian Reorganization Act which allowed for the flow of power to return to the tribes.
IRA ratification process was shady because
it counted silence as a “yes” vote.
During WWI conditions on reservations were
bad because people were leaving to fight in the war, which exacerbated conditions.
French contact
was the most peaceful.
The BIA exploited benefits by
making tribal members work for benefits and making them over pay for such benefits.
Motto of The Carlisle Indian School
“Kill the Indian, save the man.”
Tribes held IRA constitutions because
they needed the benefits and were afraid of further government intervention.
The Termination Era began in
the latter half of the 1930’s.
The Indian Claims Commission gave restitution to tribes in an attempt to
end relations with Indian Nations.
When did the government pass the Self-Determination and Education Assistant Acts?
1975
In the 1770’s, Great Britain levied taxes against colonies to pay for which war?
The Seven Year’s War
Which states were most prejudiced toward tribes?
Texas and California
Court decisions that threaten Tribal Sovereignty: U.S. v. Kagama - 1886.
Established plenary power
Court decisions that threaten Tribal Sovereignty: Ex parte Crow Dog - 1883.
Established the Major Crimes Act
