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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.
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.
In 1964, an amendment to the California Rancheria Termination Act (78 Stat. 390) was enacted, terminating additional rancheria lands.Overall, then, there were 3 rancherias terminated prior to Public Law 85-671, 41 mentioned in Public Law 85-671, an additional 7 included in the amendment of 1964 and 5 that were never terminated but were listed, correcting the number of California Rancherias ...
Judge Court/agency and years of service (if known) State/territory Status Abby Abinanti [1] San Francisco Superior Court (Commissioner: c. 1990 –2011; 2014–2015); Yurok Tribal Court (1997–present; Chief Judge: 2007–present) California: active: Dawn Baum [2] Yurok Tribal Court (appt. 2017-2023) California: deceased
This includes Judge Dena M. Coggins, the first Black and Asian American woman to serve as a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, which covers Sacramento ...
The bill sought to create 66 new federal district judgeships across 25 district courts in 13 states, including California, Florida, and Texas, with the additions phased in over several years through 2035.
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 became law 100 years ago. California tribal leaders honor 100 years of Indian American citizenship at state Capitol Skip to main content
Gov. Gavin Newsom has set in motion the return of ancestral lands to the Shasta Indian Nation that were seized a century ago and submerged. Shasta Indian Nation to get homeland back in largest ...