1819 Indian Civilization Act
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January 4, 2025 – 5:00 PM
The Chickamauga Nation: A Federally Recognized and Serviced Treaty Tribe by the United States Legislative and Executive Branches
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS Session II CH. 85 – 1819 Page 516 and 517
March 3, 1819: CHAP, LXXXV.- An Act making provision for the civilization of the Indian
tribes adjoining the frontier settlements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of providing against the further decline and final extinction of the Indian tribes, adjoining the frontier settlements of the United States, and for introducing among them the habits and arts of civilization, the President of the United States shall be, and he is hereby authorized, in every case where he shall judge improvement in the habits and condition of such Indians practicable, and that the means of instruction can· be introduced with their own consent, to employ capable persons of good moral character,
to instruct them in the mode of agriculture suited to their situation; and for teaching their children in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and performing such other duties as may be enjoined, according to such instructions and rules as the President may give and prescribe for the regulation of their conduct, in the discharge of their duties.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the annual sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act; and an account of the expenditure of the money, and proceedings in execution of the foregoing pro
visions, shall be laid annually before Congress.
APPROVED, March 3, 1819.
What does this phrase means in the original text? “That for the purpose of providing against the further decline and final extinction of the Indian tribes.” It means that the Tribes who are covered by this ACT can never be TERMINATED or brought to “final extinction” by the United States Government.
Which Tribes are covered in this ACT? The tribes on the frontier are covered in this ACT. Those Tribes that received funds for Education and Agriculture from this ACT. The Chickamauga Nation, as the “Western Cherokee,” received funds from this ACT at Dwight Mission in Arkansas for decades.
Therefore, The Chickamauga Nation is a Federally Recognized and Serviced Tribe by the United States government.
Further, as such, by denying them placement on the List of Federally Recognized Tribes eligible for Servicing is an Ex Post Facto Law, and is a violation of Federal Law because the Congress of the United States, the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Interior are denying the Listing of The Chickamauga Nation costing billions of dollars per year in economic development benefits.