BLACK HILLS, MOUNT RUSHMORE AND NATIVE AMERICANS

Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and the Native Americans

Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and the Native Americans

American Indian Movement

Between the indigenous Indians in the Americas, most people Baimei Guo history and culture of race relations, the treaty has played an important role. By the definition in international law, treaties are negotiated between sovereign entities. According to paragraph 2 of Article II, U.S. Constitution, treaties, is an agreement by the President, through his representative and approved by the Senate. These are called "second Treaty", which is the supreme law of the state and people as binding. Although the federal government has full sovereignty claims of indigenous Americans, it involves the village, as if it were dealing with other countries. (Underhill 1945)

A schizophrenic relationship between tribes and as a former national government enacted a mixed weaker party and Washington have become stronger, stand over the fate of the aboriginal residents of the power. Between the interests of Native Americans and the recovery of the U.S. government against the outbreak of the 70s in the 20th century, continued in various forms. Investigation of this project the history of treaties with the Indians, and to discuss a specific path of protest called off the treaty.

History and Native American relations

What became the U.S. federal government and American Indian tribes in 1778 to enter into their first treaty, the United States between North America and the State of Delaware approved the agreement. Triggered a process that produced some 370 additional formal treaty, the United States Senate, that is, the case becomes a part of mainstream culture approval. Ultimately, the U.S. Congress abolished treaty-making with the Native Americans in 1871 passed the legislation. The law does not repeal or modify any of the treaties that have been approved prior to the date, however. In the ensuing decade, many treaty provisions, and in some cases, the entire file is ignored federal authorities have negotiated an agreement with them, either ignored or no further consequences, as the tribes were fired. Within the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (by BIA) for the United States government-controlled institutions, Examples abound BIA selective application of treaty provisions, give up others, or simply abolish the entire document. Protest against the national government tribal entities failed to fulfill its treaty obligations, but in most cases, these efforts are in vain. (Underhill 1938)

Vine Deliria, small, a good observation of the history of the treaty, pointed out that in 1974, the U.S. government's policy is expedient by the American Indian, which is a largely ignored any aboriginal understanding of the law, school will be reflected based on political considerations, or responsibility. An example of this attitude occurred in early 1862 with the federal government failed to deliver the commitments and pension provisions of the treaty, which helps promote a Native American rebellion, the famous Dakota Uprising in Minnesota. The number of hundreds of white and Native American was killed in ...