SOC 019 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Indian Removal Act, Plenary Power, Smallpox

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 019
• Professor: Matsumoto

Document Summary

By 1900 was decreases to 2 thousand. Western expansion, genocide, warfare, massacres, tribal conflicts, and diseases. Over 300 treaties were made between tribes and western governments (euromerican). 17th century colonial view of the natives. (cid:862)ra(cid:272)ializatio(cid:374)(cid:863) of i(cid:374)dia(cid:374)s as a disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t (cid:862)ra(cid:272)e(cid:863). (cid:862)(cid:374)o(cid:271)le(cid:863) (cid:448)s. (cid:862)(cid:271)rutal(cid:863) sa(cid:448)age: nobles can be converted to christians and civilized, brutal cannot be civilized or converted. The separation between civilized and savage lead to the justification for extermination. When the small pox killed indians it was considered divine intervention. De(cid:272)i(cid:373)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)as a (cid:862)desti(cid:374)(cid:455)(cid:863)- justification for extermination. Nation-to-nation relationships with the federal government: sovereign. (cid:862)trust(cid:863) do(cid:272)tri(cid:374)e: the government must provide services and protect native american tribes, this was promised in return for the land given up by the native. Congressional plenary power: they are not subjected to the state power, the treaties are created within the federal government.