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These four snapshots are of the 1926 Indian Congress, held in Spokane, Washington. Many tribes attended this event, whose main point was how Indians could fulfill their USA citizenship, which was granted the previous year.
This citizenship had its good and bad points. The bad points are that it destroyed Indian culture, and led to dependence on the Government.
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