California Rancheria Act
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The California Rancheria Act was a 1958 U.S. federal law that terminated the federal recognition and associated trust status of numerous small Native American rancherias in California, leading to significant loss of land and tribal rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Rancheria Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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termination-era legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
assimilating affected Native Americans into mainstream society
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ending federal supervision over certain California Indian groups ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
California Indians
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Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedBySource |
United States Statutes at Large
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scholarly works on Indian termination policy ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Tillie Hardwick v. United States settlement
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restoration legislation for some California rancherias ⓘ |
| hasConsequences |
disruption of tribal governance structures
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increased poverty in affected rancheria communities ⓘ legal disputes over land and tribal status ⓘ long-term land loss for many California Indian tribes ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
criticized for causing social and economic harm
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criticized for inadequate consultation with affected tribes ⓘ criticized for violating treaty and trust responsibilities ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
conversion of trust lands to fee simple status
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diminished access to federal Indian programs ⓘ forced distribution of tribal lands to individual members ⓘ loss of tribal land ownership for affected communities ⓘ loss of tribal sovereignty for affected rancherias ⓘ termination of federal recognition of certain California rancherias ⓘ termination of federal trust status for certain rancheria lands ⓘ |
| hasPart | termination of specific named California rancherias ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force at time of enactment ⓘ |
| legalTopic |
federal Indian law
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land tenure ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| mainSubject |
federal recognition of tribes
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rancherias ⓘ tribal termination ⓘ trust land status ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Native American rights advocates
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affected California Indian communities ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Indian termination policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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Indian termination policy ⓘ Public Law 280 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tillie Hardwick v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1958 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s United States Indian policy era ⓘ |
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