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  2. Indian Citizenship Act - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (43 Stat. 253, enacted June 2, 1924) was an Act of the United States Congress that declared Indigenous persons born within the United States are US citizens.

  3. On this day, all American Indians made United States citizens

    constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-in-1924-all-indians-made-united-states...

    On June 2, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, which marked the end of a long debate and struggle, at a federal level, over full birthright citizenship for American Indians.

  4. Congress enacts the Indian Citizenship Act | June 2, 1924 - ...

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    With Congress’ passage of the Indian Citizenship Act, the government of the United States confers citizenship on all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country....

  5. What is the Snyder Act of 1921 and who does it apply to?

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    The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also known as the Snyder Act, was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924, granting full citizenship to American Indians and Alaska Native Americans.

  6. Today in History - June 2 - Library of Congress

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    On June 2, 1924, Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. The right to vote, however, was governed by state law; until 1957, some states barred Native Americans from voting.

  7. The Indian Citizenship Act at 100 Years Old - Native American...

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    One hundred years ago, on June 2, 1924, the United States government conferred citizenship on Native American people by passing the Snyder Act, also known as the Indian Citizenship Act. Prior to that time, Native Americans had been explicitly denied citizenship—first in the United States Constitution and, later, through the 14 th Amendment.

  8. Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 - Immigration History

    immigrationhistory.org/item/1924-indian-citizenship-act

    This law stipulated that all Native Americans born in the United States were automatically citizens by birth. Native Americans were the last main group to gain this right set forth in the Fourteenth Amendment.

  9. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 and Its Legacy for Native ...

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    One hundred years ago this month, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also known as the Snyder Act, granted citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. President Calvin Coolidge signed the act into law...

  10. A Century Ago, This Law Underscored the Promises and Pitfalls of...

    www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-ago-this-law-underscored-the-promises...

    The law that Coolidge praised was the Indian Citizenship Act, which he’d enacted three years earlier, on June 2, 1924. A century old this week, the legislation stated that “all noncitizen...

  11. Looking Back on the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act

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    While Native Americans can trace their ancestry in what is now the United States back thousands of years, they were only granted U.S. citizenship in the last century through the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act. June 2, 2024, will mark the 100th anniversary of the act’s passage.