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  2. Civilization Fund Act - Wikipedia

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    The Civilization Fund Act, also known as the Indian Civilization Act, was an Act passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1819. The Act encouraged activities of benevolent societies in providing education for Native Americans and authorized an annuity to stimulate the "civilization process". [1]

  3. Staffing and funding problems leave tribal child welfare ...

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    Native American children accounted for nearly 74% of the foster care system at the end of fiscal year 2023 — despite accounting for only 13% of the state’s overall child population.

  4. Administration for Native Americans - Wikipedia

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    The mission of ANA is to promote the goal of self-sufficiency and cultural preservation by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible tribes and Native American communities, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders.

  5. Cultural assimilation of Native Americans - Wikipedia

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    More recent legislation to protect Native American religious practices, for instance, points to major changes in government policy. Similarly the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 was another recognition of the special nature of Native American culture and federal responsibility to protect it.

  6. Native American child welfare bills return to legislature ...

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    Native American children accounted for nearly 74% of the foster care system in June 2023 — despite accounting for only 13% of the state’s overall child population.

  7. A Fort Worth family claimed a federal law was racist. The ...

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    The case centers on a family’s lawsuit over the Indian Child Welfare Act.

  8. Indian Child Welfare Act - Wikipedia

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    Congress's overriding purpose in passing the ICWA was to protect Native culture and tribal integrity from the unnecessary removal of Native children by state and federal agencies. Awareness of the issues facing Native American children was raised by the advocacy and research by the Association on American Indian Affairs. Congress reasoned that ...

  9. Indian Relocation Act of 1956 - Wikipedia

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    These children of Native Americans would in some scenarios be forced into boarding schools by the government. This was another layer of the plan to integrate Indians into urban life. It was at these boarding schools that the Native American children would have haircuts enforced and be essentially brainwashed ageist Native culture.