Indian Relocation Act of 1956
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title:
Indian Relocation Act of 1956
text:
The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 was a United States law intended to create a "a program of vocational training" for Native Americans in the United States. Critics characterize the law as an attempt to encourage Native Americans to leave Indian reservations and their traditional lands, to assimilate into the general population in urban areas, and to weaken community and tribal ties. Critics also characterize the law as part of the Indian termination policy between 1940 and 1960, which terminate
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description:
Law attempting to move Native Americans from reservations and traditional homelands to cities
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Relocation_Act_of_1956
date created:
2009-05-04T22:49:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T09:28:23Z
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