On 2 June 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act, also known as the Snyder Act, granting U.S. citizenship to all Indigenous peoples born within the territorial limits of the United States. While the law formally recognised citizenship rights, historians note that the decision was not purely progressive and came within a broader
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On 2 June 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act, also known as the Snyder Act, granting U.S. citizenship to all Indigenous peoples born within the territorial limits of the United States. While the law formally recognised citizenship rights, historians note that the decision was not purely progressive and came within a broader
