15 Facts About Indian reservations

An Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation whose government is accountable to the U S Bureau of Indian Affairs and not to the state government in which it is located.

For example, these laws can permit casinos on Indian reservations located within states which do not allow gambling, thus attracting tourism.

In 1764 the "Plan for the Future Management of Indian reservations Affairs" was proposed by the Board of Trade of the British government.

Indian Treaties, and Laws and Regulations Relating to Indian Affairs was a document signed by President Andrew Jackson in which he states that "we have placed the land reserves in a better state for the benefit of society" with approval of indigenous reservations prior to 1850.

Passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 marked the systematization of a U S federal government policy of forcibly moving Native populations away from European-populated areas.

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The pursuit of tribes in order to force them back onto Indian reservations led to a number of wars with Native Americans which included some massacres.

Indian reservations Reorganization Act of 1934, known as the Howard-Wheeler Act, was sometimes called the Indian reservations New Deal and was initiated by John Collier.

The court decision turned, in part, on the perception of Indian reservations character, contending that the tribe did not have jurisdiction over the alienated allotments.

Serious crime on Indian reservations has historically been required to be investigated by the federal government, usually the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and prosecuted by United States Attorneys of the United States federal judicial district in which the reservation lies.

The Justice Department on 11 January 2010, initiated the Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative which recognizes problems with law enforcement on Indian reservations and assigns top priority to solving existing problems.

Some PL 280 Indian reservations have experienced jurisdictional confusion, tribal discontent, and litigation, compounded by the lack of data on crime rates and law enforcement response.

Boyden took advantage of this situation, presenting it to the House Subcommittee on Indian reservations Affairs claiming that if the government did not step in and do something, a bloody war would ensue between the tribes.

Standard of living on some Indian reservations is comparable to that in the developing world, with problems of infant mortality, low life expectancy, poor nutrition, poverty, and alcohol and drug abuse.

Lands on which Indian reservations are located are disproportionately low in natural resources and quality soil conducive to fostering economic prosperity.

Communities living on native Indian reservations are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards.