Indian Citizenship Act

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[[Image:1924_Indian_Citizenship_Act.jpg|thumb|right|President Coolidge stands with four [[Osage Nation|Osage Indians]] at a White House ceremony]]

[[Image:1924_Indian_Citizenship_Act.jpg|thumb|right|President Coolidge stands with four [[Osage Nation|Osage Indians]] at a White House ceremony]]

The ”’Indian Citizenship Act of 1924”’, ({{USStat|43|253}}, enacted June 2, 1924) was an Act of the [[United States Congress]] that granted [[Citizenship of the United States|US citizenship]] to the [[Native Americans in the United States|indigenous peoples of the United States]], called “Indians” in the Act. While the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] defines as citizens any persons born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, the amendment had previously been interpreted by the courts to not apply to Native peoples.

The ”’Indian Citizenship Act of 1924”’, ({{USStat|43|253}}, enacted June 2, 1924) was an Act of the [[United States Congress]] that granted [[Citizenship of the United States|US citizenship]] to the [[Native Americans in the United States|indigenous peoples of the United States]]. While the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] defines a citizen as any persons born in the United States and subject to its laws and jurisdiction, the amendment had previously been interpreted by the courts not to apply to Native peoples.

The act was proposed by Representative [[Homer P. Snyder]] (R) of New York, and signed into law by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] on June 2, 1924. It was enacted partially in recognition of the thousands of Native Americans who served in the armed forces during the [[First World War]].

The act was proposed by Representative [[Homer P. Snyder]] (R) of New York, and signed into law by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] on June 2, 1924. It was enacted partially in recognition of the thousands of Native Americans who served in the armed forces during the [[First World War]].