Bill Now in Congress to ‘Shoot Indians’, February 2, 1952

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Date of Work

02/02/1952

Description

This newspaper clipping, published in the Sioux County Pioneer-Arrow on February 2, 1952, discusses the controversy surrounding Senate Bill 2543, a proposed piece of federal legislation that would expand the authority of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its law enforcement officers. The article provides the text of the bill and warns that its broad language could allow federal authorities to enter Native American homes, confiscate property, and make arrests without due process, essentially placing tribal members under martial-law-like conditions.

Date of Work

2-2-1952

Keywords

American Indians, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Native Americans, Congress, House of Representatives, legislation, legislative process, Federal Indian policy, North Dakota, Tribal Sovereignty, Senate Bill 2543, Federal Indian law, Native American Civil Rights, Warrantless Arrests, Law Enforcement Authority, Seizure of Property, Indian Trust Property, Violation of Due Process

Organizations Referenced

Bureau of Indian Affairs, BIA, United States Congress, U.S. Federal Government

People Referenced

Senator McCarran, Dillon S. Myer, Patrick McCarran

Disciplines

American Politics | Arts and Humanities | History | Indigenous Studies | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bill Now in Congress to ‘Shoot Indians’, February 2, 1952" (1952). Usher Burdick Papers. 565.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/565