Indian Citizenship Act Passes, 1924
From WORT 89.9FM Madison by WORT 89.9FM Madison
June 1, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the 102nd anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act and its implications for Native Americans in the U.S.
June 2nd is the 102nd anniversary of the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act, which declared that all Native Americans in the United States to be citizens, completing a decades-long process of piecemeal granting of citizenship to Native Americans, though it did not immediately grant the right to vote and was opposed by some native groups at the time due to concerns about sovereignty and treaty rights. Harry Richardson has the story. Image shows President Calvin Coolidge posed with Natives, possibly from the Plateau area in the Northwestern United States, near the south lawn of the White House. Image Courtesy: Library of Congress, https://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c11409/
People in this episode
Host: Harry Richardson
Topics covered
- Indian Citizenship Act
- Native American rights
- U.S. history
- sovereignty
- treaty rights
- citizenship
Keywords
- Indian Citizenship Act
- Native Americans
- citizenship
- Calvin Coolidge
- sovereignty
- treaty rights
- U.S. history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Library of Congress
Places: United States
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