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Citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
They were not given citizenship because they belonged to a tribe.
They were automatically excluded along with women. Only white land holding men over 21 were given rights. All African Americans were slaves and Native Americans were NEVER considered for citizenship.
The Indian Citizenship Act Americanized Native Americans giving them full citizenship. The 14th Amendment to Constitution actually gave them that right, but it took legislation from Congress to bring it to fruition.
citizenship under the 14th amendment
Women, African-Americans, and Native-Americans
the federal government granted Native Americans citizenship -AKG<3
Granted citizenship
No, no groups of Native Americans have special representation in Congress. However, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 provided citizenship for Native Americans who were not covered by the Fourteenth Amendment (for instance, because they lived on reservations). As such, they are represented by whomever their local representative and senator are.You might also be interested in the article linked below on Native American members of Congress.
African Americans, women, and native Americans.
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