When was the federal Indian policy created?
Some scholars divide the federal policy toward Indians in six phases: coexistence (1789–1828), removal and reservations (1829–1886), assimilation (1887–1932), reorganization (1932–1945), termination (1946–1960), and self-determination (1961–1985). What was the main purpose of the federal Indian policy? The federal policy was to civilize “savage” nomadic Indians and turn them into American farmers and ranchers. This federal …