Indian Appropriations Act, March 3, 1871: "no Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent…
Year: 1871
SUMMARYIndian Appropriations Act, March 3, 1871: "no Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe, or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty." End of treaty-making. Record. THE real 1871 takeover.