The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act came and went with little fanfare.

But perhaps that’s no surprise. The legislation was signed into law with little enthusiasm from Native Americans; after all, American citizenship was not an aspiration for the first peoples of the United States.

The act was mainly used as a coercive tool to encourage assimilation.

https://theconversation.com/us-citizenship-was-forced-on-native-americans-100-years-ago-its-promise-remains-elusive-227846
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US citizenship was forced on Native Americans 100 years ago − its promise remains elusive

Why few Native Americans are celebrating the centennial of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.

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