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  2. Act for the Government and Protection of Indians - Wikipedia

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    The Act for the Government and Protection of Indians (Chapter 133, Cal. Stats., April 22, 1850), nicknamed the Indian Indenture Act was enacted by the first session of the California State Legislature and signed into law by the 1st Governor of California, Peter Hardeman Burnett.

  3. Advisory Council on California Indian Policy - Wikipedia

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    The Advisory Council on California Indian Policy (ACCIP) was created by an act of the United States Congress and signed by President George H. W. Bush on October 14, 1992. [1] It provided for the creation of a special advisory council made up of eighteen members with the purpose of studying the unique problems that California Native Americans ...

  4. Forced labor in California - Wikipedia

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    The Act for the Government and Protection of Indians was passed in California in 1850, It provided that: "White persons or proprietors could apply to the Justice of Peace for the removal of Indians from lands in the white person's possession" [21] "Any person could go before a Justice of Peace to obtain Indian children for indenture.

  5. Nome Cult Trail - Wikipedia

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    California also amended the Act for the Government and Protection of the Indians (1850) which expanded the permitted length of indentured servitude, revoked the requirement for parental consent, and permitted the indenture of “orphaned” children. [6] During this time, the Nome Cult Farm was renamed Round Valley Reservation.

  6. Bureau of Indian Affairs - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), [2] is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and administering and managing over 55,700,000 acres (225,000 km 2) of reservations held in trust by the U.S. federal government for ...

  7. California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands - AOL

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    The money came from a 2018 voter-approved parks and water bond that included $60 million for competitive grants to acquire Native American natural, cultural and historic resources in California.

  8. Shasta Indian Nation to get homeland back in largest land ...

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    Returning the land allows the Shasta Indian Nation to complete the Shasta Heritage Trail, an educational pathway whose design incorporates Native art along with informational placards that share ...

  9. California tribal leaders honor 100 years of Indian American ...

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    The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 became law 100 years ago. ... Tribal leaders gathered Saturday afternoon at the World Peace Rose Garden at the California state Capitol to commemorate the ...