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13. Most of my native friend are not fans

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 01:19 AM

Nov 2020

He was know for his "support for legislation to force Native people to assimilate into mainstream American society and leave traditional ways behind" and he drafted the Curtis Act in 1898, which overturned treaty rights, allotted tribal land to individuals without obtaining permission from the tribes, abolished tribal courts and gave the Secretary of the Interior the power to lease out mineral rights on tribal lands.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/07/charles-curtis-made-history-but-his-legacy-remains-little-known/6203639002/?fbclid=IwAR1bQXmX5p8gFtKmw5pwIJOJeyzQDm55BqZE4iyRzBfhsqoGayzzfmPt-bg

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I'd never heard that either. underpants Nov 2020 #2

I was clueless. sheshe2 Nov 2020 #5

Unknown information to me. efhmc Nov 2020 #3

Thanks for sharing info, link. RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2020 #4

CBC: Native historian discusses VP Curtis. moondust Nov 2020 #6

I remember reading about him several years ago online on wikipedia Meowmee Nov 2020 #8

I'm not sure that one eighth makes one a particular ethnicity or another. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #9

I agree - but he did speak the language and grew up on a reservation. Lucky Luciano Nov 2020 #11

3/8 IronLionZion Nov 2020 #15

He pushed against natives wishes FreeState Nov 2020 #18

It's a combination of genetics wnylib Nov 2020 #19

It does in the case of some Native Americans who have appalachiablue Nov 2020 #20

It's a pity that it was wasted on Hoover. nt Gore1FL Nov 2020 #10

Never heard of this. It isn't widely known. IronLionZion Nov 2020 #12

Most of my native friend are not fans FreeState Nov 2020 #13

Jeez! Bayard Nov 2020 #16

I have a friend FreeState Nov 2020 #17

Really interesting Bayard Nov 2020 #14

I was not aware of Charles Curtis. FuzzyRabbit Nov 2020 #21