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Indian Citizenship Act
1924 U.S. federal law granting citizenship to Native Americans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (43 Stat. 253, enacted June 2, 1924) was an Act of the United States Congress that imposed U.S. citizenship on the indigenous peoples of the United States. While the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution defines a citizen as any persons born in the United States and subject to its laws and jurisdiction, the amendment had previously been interpreted by the courts not to apply to Native peoples.
This article is about American legislation. For the legislation in India, see Indian nationality law.
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Other short titles | Native Indian Freedom Citizenship Suffrage Act of 1924 and 1925 |
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Long title | An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue certificates of citizenship to Native Indians. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | ICA |
Nicknames | Snyder Act |
Enacted by | the 68th United States Congress |
Effective | June 2, 1924 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 68–175 |
Statutes at Large | 43 Stat. 253 |
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Titles amended | 8 U.S.C.: Aliens and Nationality |
U.S.C. sections amended | 8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. III § 1401b |
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The act was proposed by U.S. Representative Homer P. Snyder (R-NY), and signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924. It was enacted partially in recognition of the thousands of Native Americans who served in the armed forces during the First World War.[1]