M2 web resources

What I learned in M2 web resources was how much the Native American had to adapt to the twentieth   century environment and they did so without losing their Indian heritage. I also did not realize how much the Native American worker contributed to the major structures of the United States, like the building of the Empire State building and the George Washington Bridge in New York City, as well as the Chrysler Building in Chicago.  I’m sure this was difficult balance that the Native American had to endure, working in the society that persecuted them not so long ago, but they still needed the money to support themselves and their families, all without giving up their identity and native customs. I’m sure this was not easy for any of them.

The American Government passed laws against the native people, but in the 1920’s policymakers found that they needed to take efforts to undo some of the damage produced during the previous 140 years, so they passed the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which recognized the American Indian as a citizen of the United States. A lot of native women became citizens by marrying “white men” or  they became citizens for their military service to the United States, but the rest of the population were not considered citizens until the Indian Citizenship Act was adopted. Even after the adoption of the Act some states denied citizenship to the American Indian until the U.S. Supreme Court forced all states to recognized natural born native people as citizens of the U.S. and allowed them to vote and have a voice in government. The thing I didn’t realize was that some of the native people were cautious of this right, as they felt that they had their own citizenship and this Act automatically made United States citizens out of them, whether or not they wanted to be so. They believed that this was a violation of our sovereignty.   

 

 

Web resource:

http://americanindiantah.com/history/nar_20thcenturyrelations.html

http://americanindiantah.com/index.html