Termination
Formally through...
This report was about the Indian Reservations
Merriam Report
Tribal constitutions were encouraged by
The US government
Why was the policy enacted? (3 reasons)
US gov. reservation assistance was expensive, the reservations were poverty-ridden, and the US hoped that natives would assimilate and lead successful lives
What did the Merriam report show
The poor conditions in reservations
Tribal constitutions resembled what type of government
US style
What did the policy do? (2)
- ended nation to nation relationship
- terminated reservations
This act was casued by the Merriam report, and regained sovereignty/communal land
Why were natives happy to start regaining status
Wanted to maintain culture/community
This act- triggered by Meriam Report- gave natives responsibility for their own programs
Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act
Where were natives pressured to move to
Cities