On June 2nd 1924, 91 years ago today, the #IndianCitizenshipAct was passed by Congress/President Calvin Coolidge, stating:
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“All non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States be, & they are hereby, declared to be citizens of the US."
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"Provided that the granting of such citizenship shall not impair or otherwise affect the right of any Indian to tribal or other property."
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The Constitution of the United States had not recognized Natives as citizens.
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The guarantees of rights to African Americans contained in the 14th and Fifteenth Amendments did not extend to us.
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We were considered wards of the state until 1924 when ICA was passed and were denied various basic rights, including the right to travel.
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If you lived on the rez, you had to be granted a "pass" to leave.
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Even after the
#IndianCitizenshipAct was passed, we were denied the right to vote in many states all the way up to 1957.3 replies 21 retweets 13 likes
1972 in Arizona.... @mredshirtshaw @Native_Hashtags
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