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1870: Education promised to tribes is funded

Congress earmarks the first federal funds for the education of Indians. Education, like health care, is promised in many treaties. The tribes prepay for these services by their ceding land to the U.S.

Theme
Federal-Tribal Relations, Land and Water
Region
California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest