Klamath Termination (1954)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Klamath_Termination_(1954)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedTribes gptkb:Yahooskin_Band_of_Snake_Indians
gptkb:Modoc_Tribe
gptkb:Klamath_Tribe
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_Indian_policy
Native American history
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1954
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Klamath Termination (1954)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oregon
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest tribal terminations by land base
controversial impact on tribal members
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Klamath_Termination_Act
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indian_termination_policy
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Public Law 587, 83rd Congress
gptkbp:purpose end federal supervision of tribal lands and assets
terminate federal recognition of the Klamath Tribe
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Reorganization_Act
gptkb:Menominee_Termination_Act
gptkbp:restorationAct gptkb:Klamath_Restoration_Act
gptkbp:restorationActSignedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:restorationActYear 1986
gptkbp:restored 1986
gptkbp:resultedIn distribution of tribal assets to individual members
dissolution of tribal government
loss of federal services for tribal members
loss of federal trust status for Klamath tribal lands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Klamath_Indian_Tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7