Termination Act of 1953

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedTribes gptkb:Tiverton
gptkb:Klamath
gptkb:Menominee
gptkb:Flathead
gptkb:Potawatomi
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:consequence loss of tribal sovereignty
increased poverty among affected tribes
loss of federal services
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1953
gptkbp:effect terminated federal trust responsibilities for certain tribes
ended federal support for tribal governments
led to loss of tribal lands
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Termination Act of 1953
gptkbp:legacy led to later policy of tribal self-determination
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:tribal_governments
Native American activists
gptkbp:policyEra gptkb:Indian_termination_policy
gptkbp:purpose to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society
to end federal recognition of certain Native American tribes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:House_Concurrent_Resolution_108
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Menominee_Restoration_Act
other restoration acts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_83-203
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7