Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

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The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
citizenship law ⓘ
affectedGroup Alaska Natives ⓘ
American Indians ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
aim to recognize Native Americans as U.S. citizens ⓘ
to regularize the citizenship status of Native Americans ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Snyder Act of 1924 ⓘ
appliesTo Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States ⓘ
appliesToBirths Native Americans born after June 2, 1924 within U.S. territorial limits ⓘ
Native Americans born before June 2, 1924 who were non-citizens ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative ⓘ
category United States federal Indian law and policy ⓘ
United States nationality law ⓘ
citation 43 Stat. 253 ⓘ
codifiedAs not codified in the United States Code as a single section but part of Statutes at Large ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Congressional power over naturalization ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1924-06-02 ⓘ
didNotAffect sovereign status of Native American tribes ⓘ
tribal citizenship ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
exclusions did not require Native Americans to relinquish tribal citizenship ⓘ
followedBy state-level legal battles over Native American voting rights ⓘ
grantedCitizenshipTo all non-citizen Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States ⓘ
historicalContext followed Native American military service in World War I ⓘ
impact marked a major milestone in federal recognition of Native Americans as U.S. citizens ⓘ
influencedBy Native American participation in World War I ⓘ
progressive-era reform movements ⓘ
languageSummary All non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States are declared to be citizens of the United States ⓘ
legalEffect granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within U.S. territorial limits ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
limitations did not automatically guarantee voting rights in all states ⓘ
namedAfter Homer P. Snyder ⓘ
placeSigned Washington, D.C. ⓘ
policyType assimilation-era Indian policy ⓘ
postEnactmentIssue some states continued to restrict Native American voting ⓘ
predecessor Dawes Act ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 68-175 ⓘ
relatedTo Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Native American civil rights ⓘ
voting rights of Native Americans ⓘ
scope United States and its territories ⓘ
shortName Indian Citizenship Act ⓘ
signedBy Calvin Coolidge ⓘ
signingPresident Calvin Coolidge ⓘ
sponsor Homer P. Snyder ⓘ
subjectMatter Native American rights ⓘ
citizenship ⓘ
yearEnacted 1924 ⓘ

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Native Americans → legalDocument → Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 → shortName → Indian Citizenship Act ⓘ
linked to: Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
68th United States Congress → passedLaw → Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ
Snyder Act of 1924 → alsoKnownAs → Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ
Snyder Act of 1924 → alsoKnownAs → Indian Citizenship Act ⓘ
linked to: Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Public Law 68-175 → hasCommonName → Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ
Public Law 68-175 → hasShortName → Indian Citizenship Act ⓘ
linked to: Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Homer P. Snyder → sponsored → Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ
Coolidge administration → legislativeAct → Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ