Menominee Termination and Restoration
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Menominee Termination and Restoration refers to the mid-20th-century U.S. federal policy that terminated the Menominee Tribe’s recognized status and later, after significant activism and legal challenges, restored their sovereignty and federal recognition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menominee Restoration Act | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal Indian policy
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historical event ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Menominee grassroots activism
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congressional decision to terminate federal supervision of Menominee Tribe ⓘ federal policy reevaluation under Nixon administration ⓘ legal challenges to termination ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement |
preceded self-determination era of U.S. Indian policy
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termination era of U.S. Indian policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicAspect | management of tribal timber and land resources ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
conversion of Menominee reservation to Menominee County, Wisconsin
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loss of federal recognition for Menominee Tribe ⓘ recognition of Menominee tribal sovereignty ⓘ reinstatement of Menominee Tribe’s federal recognition ⓘ restoration of Menominee reservation ⓘ transfer of tribal assets to Menominee Enterprises, Inc. ⓘ |
| hasLegalAspect | treaty rights interpretation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Menominee restoration policy
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Menominee termination policy ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect | debate over federal trust responsibility ⓘ |
| hasSocialAspect | Native American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
shift toward tribal self-determination policies
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subsequent restoration of other terminated tribes ⓘ |
| influencedBy | post–World War II assimilation policies ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Menominee Restoration Act of 1973
NERFINISHED
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Menominee Termination Act of 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Menominee County, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
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Wisconsin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
federal recognition of Native American tribes
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self-determination era ⓘ termination policy era ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| participant |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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DRUMS (Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Shareholders) NERFINISHED ⓘ Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ President Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
economic hardship for Menominee community
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reassertion of tribal governance structures ⓘ recognition of continuing treaty rights of Menominee Tribe ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Menominee Restoration Act
NERFINISHED
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Menominee Termination Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Menominee Tribe v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ formation of DRUMS organization ⓘ |
| startTime | 1954 ⓘ |
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Menominee Restoration Act