The Indian Citizenship Act: one sentence, no consent clause (Washington, D.C., 2 June 1924)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1924 · Places: Virginia
SUMMARY11. The Indian Citizenship Act: one sentence, no consent clause (Washington, D.C., 2 June 1924) [Connections: Who decided who's Indian, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORD43 Stat. 253, ch. 233: "That all noncitizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States be, and they are hereby, declared to be citizens of the United States: Provided, That the granting of such citizenship shall not in any manner impair or otherwise affect the right of any Indian to tribal or other property. Approved, June 2, 1924."
PATTERNThe Act does not define "Indian"; it covered whoever the government already counted as a "noncitizen Indian." Two days later (4 June 1924) Congress passed the Eastern Band Cherokee act that produced the Baker Roll (card 16), and the same year Virginia passed the Racial Integrity Act (already filed). In one year, the federal government made "Indians" citizens and governments drew new lines around who was an "Indian."
LENS (WW9)1924: the year they handed out the citizenship and tightened the gate on the word
OPENThe Library already has P019 (consent and Haudenosaunee rejection); this card adds only the statute text
SOURCEStatutes at Large, 43 Stat. 253 (GovInfo PDF).