Treaty Rights: These are legally binding agreements between Native American tribes and the U.S. government that guarantee certain rights and benefits to tribal nations.
Indian Removal Act: This legislation, signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, forcibly relocated thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral lands to designated reservations.
Dawes Act: Also known as the General Allotment Act of 1887, this law aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream society by dividing reservation lands into individual allotments for tribal members.