1900-1920: Native Americans
positive negative
few reservations included good farmland, poor soil and repeated
droughts brought crop failures
more land loss as many na’s ended up selling their land to white
settlers
bad elk vs us 1900
court held that an individual had the right to use force to
resist an unlawful arrest and was entitled to a jury
instruction
lone wolf vs hitchcock 1903
ruled that the allotment process could continue despite
breaking the medicine lodge creek treaty as na’s weren’t
citizens, congress had full power over indian agents
society of american indians 1911
society of american indians 1911 impact was limited by a shortage of funds and lack of
campaigned for improvements in education and healthcare support from indians, as there was disagreement over
whether to resist assimilation
short-lived as it had collapsed by the end of the 1920’s
world war one world war one
10,000 indians served in the military during the war indian men were required to register for the draft but
work opportunities increased as some indian families were were not really considered to be citizens at this time
sponsored by the government to move away from na’s were encouraged off of reservations, which inclined
reservations to work in defence industry them towards assimilation
1919- congress passed an act that conferred citizenship for
all indians that served in the military in naval
establishment during the war
positive negative
few reservations included good farmland, poor soil and repeated
droughts brought crop failures
more land loss as many na’s ended up selling their land to white
settlers
bad elk vs us 1900
court held that an individual had the right to use force to
resist an unlawful arrest and was entitled to a jury
instruction
lone wolf vs hitchcock 1903
ruled that the allotment process could continue despite
breaking the medicine lodge creek treaty as na’s weren’t
citizens, congress had full power over indian agents
society of american indians 1911
society of american indians 1911 impact was limited by a shortage of funds and lack of
campaigned for improvements in education and healthcare support from indians, as there was disagreement over
whether to resist assimilation
short-lived as it had collapsed by the end of the 1920’s
world war one world war one
10,000 indians served in the military during the war indian men were required to register for the draft but
work opportunities increased as some indian families were were not really considered to be citizens at this time
sponsored by the government to move away from na’s were encouraged off of reservations, which inclined
reservations to work in defence industry them towards assimilation
1919- congress passed an act that conferred citizenship for
all indians that served in the military in naval
establishment during the war
