The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted full U.S. citizenship to American Indians. 8 U.S.C. § 1401(b). Senator Howard also argued that the requirement of “jurisdiction,” understood in the ...
On June 2, Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, which declared all Indians born in the United States as citizens of the country. Also in 1924, Edwin Hubble was able to show that the universe ...
explained how the so-called Indian Citizenship Act came to be law in June 1924. “What happened was, when World War I started, Native Americans were not citizens,” Hendricks said.