U.S. Laws Affecting Native Americans
This 1934 law helped restore tribal governments after years of forced assimilation.
Indian Reorganization Act
This Alaskan city has one of the highest Native American populations in the United States.
Anchorage
These European explorers came to Minnesota mainly to trade animal furs.
The French
Before 1934, many U.S. policies tried to force Native Americans to adopt European-American culture, farming, and schooling.
Assimilation
This Arizona city has a large Native American population and is located near many reservations.
Phoenix
This French explorer worked closely with Native American tribes in the Minnesota fur trade.
Pierre Radisson
This federal law protects Native American burial sites and sacred objects.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
This California city has one of the largest urban Native American populations in the country.
Los Angeles
This explorer frequently traveled and worked alongside Pierre Radisson.
Médard des Groseilliers
NAGPRA requires museums and universities to return remains and cultural items to these groups.
Native American tribes
This is the largest city in the United States and has a very diverse Native American population.
New York City
This cultural group developed from families with both French and Native American ancestry.
The Métis
Both the Indian Reorganization Act and NAGPRA were designed to do this after years of unfair treatment.
Protect Native American rights and culture
This Oklahoma city reflects the forced relocation of many Native American tribes during the 1800s.
Oklahoma City
This British trader arrived in Minnesota in 1804 as British influence increased in the region.
John Sayer