What year was it?????
2006-10-17 10:48:07 · 8 answers · asked by Olivia 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
it was only until 1924 that we gain citizenship in our own country.
2006-10-17 11:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by deerwoman777 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
June 2, 1924 with the passing of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Citizenship_Act_of_1924
2006-10-19 03:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by Kookiemon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'1924 U.S. Government declares Native Americans to be U.S .citizens" page B-55 of The Wabanakis of Maine and the Maritimes. according to the same source , Maine "Indians "gained the right to vote in state elections in 1967 . .....Of course, Native Americans hane been citizens of America for countless generations. but they were not recognized by the US and many state governments. I could write a lot more, but it would tend to not be very polite.....
2006-10-17 19:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by Dorcas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are NATIVE AMERICANS, they don't need citizenship! We (all who came later) should have to get citizenship from them!
2006-10-17 17:51:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jazzys_mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back in the 50's, I think. Look for 'American Indian Law' in the Nutshell series of law books. That should have it.
2006-10-19 01:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ron D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they were already here, so they shouldnt have to have gotten any kind of citizenship, in the first place....
2006-10-17 22:08:40 · answer #6 · answered by b26_angeleyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they were NATIVES.
2006-10-17 17:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by Mary C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
...about 8,000 years ago?
2006-10-17 17:49:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋