Signed into law on January 4,1975 this legislation made self-determination, rather than termination, the focus of government action, reversing a thirty-year effort to sever treaty relationships with and obligations to Indian tribes.
Signed into law on January 4,1975 this legislation made self-determination, rather than termination, the focus of government action. It reversed a 30-year effort by the federal government to sever treaty relationships with and obligations to Indian tribes.