Indian Appropriations Act of 1871

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:citation 16 Stat. 544, 566
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1871
gptkbp:effect ended recognition of tribes as independent nations
prohibited further treaties with Native American tribes
Native American tribes became wards of the federal government
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalSignificance marked shift in U.S. Indian policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Appropriations Act of 1871
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States–Native_American_treaties
gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act_of_1851
Native American policy
gptkbp:section Section 1
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:subjectOf history textbooks
scholarly articles on U.S. Indian law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:subsequent_Indian_Appropriations_Acts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6