Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.6.4

5.C.6.4 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 5.C.6.4.A

  Describe how the Commerce Clause of the Constitution establishes a nation-to-nation relationship between the United States of America and Tribal governments.

• 5.C.6.4.B

  Explain that Tribal governments possess powers, including the authority to determine Tribal citizenship, make and enforce laws, manage lands and natural resourc...

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What Students Need to Do

Trace how U.S. citizenship changed for American Indians, including the 1924 law and later voting barriers. Explain how someone can be both a U.S. citizen and a Tribal citizen. Use the Indian Commerce Clause to explain government-to-government relations and name powers held by Tribal governments.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain that some American Indians were U.S. citizens before 1924 and that voting barriers continued afterward. They can explain that the Indian Commerce Clause names Tribes separately from states, supporting government-to-government dealings. They can give examples of Tribal authority, including setting citizenship rules, making laws, managing land, and providing services.

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Common Misconceptions

Some students think no American Indians were U.S. citizens before 1924 or that the law ended all voting barriers. Others think U.S. citizenship replaces Tribal citizenship or that the federal government sets every Tribe’s citizenship rules.

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How to Assess It

Use this exit ticket: “After the 1924 law, can someone be both a U.S. and Tribal citizen? Who sets Tribal citizenship rules, and what does the Indian Commerce Clause say about Tribes?”

1. 01

   Have pairs arrange three cards, some citizens before 1924, the 1924 citizenship law, and later voting barriers, on a paper timeline.

2. 02

   Ask: “If someone is both a U.S. and Tribal citizen, which government decides their Tribal citizenship, and why?”

3. 03

   Play a card sort with cases on Tribal citizenship, U.S. citizenship, Tribal laws, and federal trade; teams name the government involved.

4. 04

   Use a Cherokee Nation government services webpage; students find two services and name the Tribal authority used to provide them.

• USG.C.8.1

  Explain the constitutional and legal provisions that establish and affect citizenship, including the naturalization process and the concept of dual citizenship ...

• USH.C.4.1.H

  Assess the effects of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 on the status of Tribal citizens with regards to dual citizenship, the divided Tribal reaction regardin...

• 4.C.1.2

  Analyze the historical development of American Indian citizenship and constitutional rights in the United States of America. Examine how tribal sovereignty and ...

• 6.C.5.1.C

  Analyze the historical development of American Indian citizenship and constitutional rights in the United States of America, including the passage of the Indian...