Did Native American face prejudice, segation,racism?

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did native american face prejudice, segation, or racism?

Answer 1

When white people first landed on the east coast they pushed Native Americans back with peace treaties, trade agreements and if that failed, violence. Native americans were seen as savages due to their lifestyles and were forced to the outer edges of cities. N.A.'s were blamed for white deaths which caused many violent clashes. later on when americans saw the potential for land expansion they just started pushing aggressively by any means possible. Here is a list of government laws meant to disturb the native american way of living:
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The Indian Removal Act (1830). This forced a mass relocation of Indian nations to west of the Mississippi, the most infamous one being the "Trail of Tears" which left half of the Cherokee nation dead.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831). This Supreme Court ruling held that tribes are not foreign nations, but dependencies, and need not be treated equally.
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Massacre at Sand Creek (1864). Outside of Denver, a wagon train wiped out an entire peace-loving tribe of 200 Indians after inviting them in for supper, then hung their victims' body parts from the wagons as they travelled westward.
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The Major Crimes Act (1885). This extended U.S. law enforcement jurisdiction into Indian territories, effectively breaking all treaties that guaranteed they could have responsibility for law enforcement themselves.
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The General Allotment (or Dawes) Act (1887). This used a "blood quantum" test to take away over 100 million acres of land from "mixed blood" Indians.
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Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890). U.S. cavalry gunned down 300 Indian men, women, and children for participating in a Ghost Dance, the purpose of which is to enter a world inhabited only by Indians.
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The Indian Citizenship Act (1924). This conferred U.S. citizenship on all Indians who wanted it and would renounce their claims to tribal identity.
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The Indian Claims Commission Act (1946). This gave Indians the right to claim monetary compensation for land unjustly taken away from them, in 1865 dollars.
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The Relocation Act (1956). This qualified Indians for job training if they moved off the reservation to urban areas.
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The Sioux Occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971). U.S. Marshal's eventually cleared the Indians off, but they believed they were exercising their rights under an old treaty that gave them first claim to any "unoccupied areas".
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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (1971). This eliminated indigenous mineral rights in Alaska so the U.S. could build the Alaskan oil pipeline. 25% of all oil reserves, 35% of all coal reserves, and 50% of all uranium deposits still lie under Indian land today.

Answer 2

Native American Prejudice

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Did Native American face prejudice, segation,racism?
did native american face prejudice, segation, or racism?

Answer 4

YES. Please, if you haven't read up on the "Trail of Tears", I would suggest you google it and try to find as many historical, and educational articles that you can on it. It was one of the WORST instances of Native American genocide in American history. In fact, if it weren't for legislation calling to allow these people to live on reservations, this race would have been all but erased. There are very few full-blooded Native Americans around today. The bloodline is thinning out at a very rapid speed. I think this is truly sad.

edit: please note that I'm not suggesting America did these people a favor by allowing these reservations, when in fact, this entire land should be theirs' -- but you seriously have to wonder where they'd be, if this legislation hadn't kicked in.

Toolman - I knew an idiot like you would have to make his opinion known on this topic ...

Answer 5

O my goodness - yes they did.

They were forced off their lands. Their entire way of life was destroyed by white settlers, with the help of the government.

They were forced to attend government schools at which they were not allowed to speak their native languages or practice their native religion.

While things are getting better in some regard, the damage has been done...how could we possibly fully restore the culture that we have destroyed?

Answer 6

well yeah- are you not American? Even today in many western states, Native Americans still face prejudice, segregation, and racism

Answer 7

Yes, they called it the Trail of Tears. For example and Indian chief named Proctor was forced to leave Georgia and he cried to stay with some of the families but the Federal Government forced him away. Proctor Creek in Acworth, Georgia is named for him.

Answer 8

Prejudice? "Damn engines -- bang bang" comes to mind (I'm part indian thank you)

Segregation? You ever heard of an Indian Reservation that was actually LIVABLE?

Racism? ...See above two.

Answer 9

If you mean numb from being native living in Oklahoma Yeah!!!!!

Answer 10

At what point in History? The "Native Americans" practiced their own form of bigotry. The fact is, they conducted military campaigns against each other that were based on bigotry, greed, and dominance. Slavery among the "Native Americans" was thousands of years old before Europeans set foot on the shore here. Let us not continue the farce that Caucasian peoples of European heritage brought the concept of slavery to the world new or old. It has been practiced in Africa for Mellenia and throughout Asia and the "Holy Roman Empire" regularly employed slavery as a means of forced manpower. The Ancient Greeks, and beyond. The fact is, the "Native Americans" were not innocent souls but a population that needed to be moved. Same as every Country in History. They were violent and belligerent and lost the fight. So what?