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The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 (also known as Public Law 959 or the Adult Vocational Training Program) was a United States law intended to create a "a program of vocational training" for Native Americans in the United States.
On September 13, 1950, Congress enacted An Act to confer jurisdiction on the courts of the State of New York with respect to civil actions between Indians or to which Indians are parties, [Public Law 785] 64 Stat. 845, [34] granted the courts of New York authority to settle civil disputes between Indians or Indians and others within the State.
The Relocation Act of 1956 resulted in as many as 750,000 American Indians migrating to cities during the period from 1950-1980. [7] This Act was implemented to encourage and provide support for American Indians to find jobs in cities and improve their lives from the poverty-ridden reservations.
The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 changed federal policy toward American Indians from reservations toward relocations. The Bureau of Indian Affairs chose Cleveland as one of 8 destination cities, dramatically increasing the Native population in following decades. [15] By 1990, the population of American Indians in Cleveland reached 2,706. [15]
Dillon Seymour Myer (September 4, 1891 – October 21, 1982) was a United States government official who served as Director of the War Relocation Authority during World War II, Director of the Federal Public Housing Authority, and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the early 1950s.
Urban Rez is a 2013 American documentary film [1] about the repercussions of the Urban Relocation Program [2] (1952–1973), the greatest voluntary upheaval of Native Americans during the 20th century. It was directed by Larry T. Pourier and written by Lisa D. Olken.
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Due to the Act and other federal courts and government actions, more than two million acres (8,000 km 2) of land were returned to various tribes in the first 20 years after passage. [7] [8] In 1954, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) began implementing the termination and relocation phases of the Act, which had been added by ...