Discusses the impact of various legislation including the Jay Treaty of 1794, which assured border crossing rights, the 1891 Immigration Act deeming them neither USA nor Canadian citizens, and the Alien Registration Act of 1940 that classified First Nations as aliens.
Author/Creator
Marian L. Smith
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, 1997, pp. 131-154
Publication Date
1997
Location
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language