Describes the constitutional relationship between Native American tribes and the U.S. government.

Native Americans were perceived in the Constitution as non-citizens and were not allowed to vote or receive representation in the government.

Even with the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment, Native Americans were not recognized as full citizens of the United States, so still could not vote.

A series of government acts, beginning with the Dawes Act in 1887, offered citizenship to Native Americans, with the aim of destabilizing tribal governments and absorbing Native Americans into mainstream society.

Begins a discussion of the legal status of Native Americans in the United States.

Native Americans faced many obstacles to the enjoyment of full citizenship rights even after the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. It was not until the 1960s that Congress enacted legislation to ensure that they and other minority groups...

On today's episode, we discuss the rights of Native Americans in the colonies.

The 24th Amendment of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 addressed inequalities in voting rights for Native Americans and other minority groups, and removed blocks such as literacy tests and language fluency.

The Indian Citizenship Act made it easy for Native Americans to vote, right? Well, not exactly.

On 60-Second Civics today, we discuss the origins and issues of the American Indian Movement. This episode originally aired in November 2011.

Today we learn about the people who originally lived in the land that later became the thirteen American colonies.

Today we examine the American Indian Movement.

A discussion of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.