Politics
During the 1950's
The Termination Policy
During the 1950's the federal government announced that it would give up its responsibility for Native Americans tribes. This was known as the Termination Policy, which eliminated federal economic support, discontinued the reservation system. IN the response of the Termination policy Indian Affairs began a voluntary relocation program to help Native Americans help resettle in the cities.
The cause and outcome of Termination Policy
Cause
The living conditions on the reservations were found to be horrific with the residence living is severe poverty.
The reason for the termination Policy
In1953 , congress adopted hat the goal was as rapidly as possible to make Indians within the territorial limits of the United states.
The result of the Policy
From 1953 to 1964- 109 tribes were terminated and federal responsibility and juridication was turned over to state government.
Importance
A mid-twentieth-century U.S. government policy toward American Indians, was enacted to facilitate the long-standing goals of assimilation and self-determination and to end government programs supporting tribes.
To whom:
Introduced by Utah Senator Arthur Watkins, House Concurrent Resolution 108 was supported, for the most part, by conservative bureaucrats and politicians. From the measure's passage until its ultimate renunciation by Pres. Richard M. Nixon in 1970.