Federal Indian Policy refers the relationship between the United States Government and the Indian Tribes that exist within its borders. Federal Indian Policy contains several eras in which the way the U.S. Government dealt with the Indians constantly changed.
Read more about Federal Indian Policy: The Trade and Intercourse Era, Westward Expansion and Indian Relocation, Allotment and Assimilation Era (1887-1943), Termination and Relocation (1945-1960), Tribal Self Determination Era
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