Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed land disputes
gptkbp:affects cultural assimilation policies
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent appropriations acts
gptkbp:associated_with Reservation system
gptkbp:consequences loss of tribal lands
gptkbp:created framework for future treaties
legal basis for land allotments
gptkbp:criticism disregard for Native American sovereignty
gptkbp:date_enacted 1851
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._military
gptkbp:established Indian reservations in the West
funding for treaties
gptkbp:funding $360,000
gptkbp:historical_context Westward expansion
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation for future policies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Appropriations Act of 1851
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:influenced subsequent Indian policies
U. S. foreign policy towards Native Americans
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:involved land surveys
gptkbp:is_affected_by gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of consultation with tribes
gptkbp:is_debated_in Congressional sessions
Congressional hearings
gptkbp:is_funded_by education for Native Americans
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping Native American policy
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:is_supported_by American settlers
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Plains_Indians
gptkbp:led_to conflicts over land rights
establishment of boarding schools
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Dawes_Act
gptkbp:part_of U. S. Indian policy
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act_of_1830
gptkbp:promoted settler colonialism
gptkbp:purpose to create Indian reservations
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Treaty_of_Fort_Laramie
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act_of_1871
gptkbp:resulted_in displacement of Native Americans
government control over Native lands
gptkbp:signed_by President Millard Fillmore
gptkbp:significance first federal law to provide for the establishment of Indian reservations
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act_of_1867
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic interests of settlers
gptkbp:was_part_of 19th century U. S. legislation
American Indian policy history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ute_Indian_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7