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World War II 
Sat Aug 07, 2010 at 08:38:57 AM PDT
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World War II changed both the Indians and the reservation. Following the war, veterans returned to their reservations. In many cases they returned as warriors, victorious warriors, and unwilling to accept the secondary status assigned to them by the larger society. They faced discrimination in housing, employment, education, land rights, water rights, and voting.
In many states, it was illegal for Indians to purchase or consume alcohol. Yet many of the veterans had found that while in the military they were able to purchase and consume alcohol with no legal difficulties both on the bases and while on furlough in foreign countries. Many returned home wanting this same freedom as civilians in the United States.
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Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 12:32:50 PM PDT
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World War II brought many changes to Indian reservations and to American Indians on the home front. These changes began during the war, and then continued following the war.
It should be noted that an American Indian reservation was attacked during the war. In 1945, a Japanese bomb carried by balloon landed on the Hupa reservation in Northern California.
In New York, the Six Nations Iroquois - Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Cayuga - declared war on the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) in 1942.
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 at 11:00:33 AM PDT
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A high percentage of American Indian men served in the military during World War II. During the war, nearly 25,000 American Indians served in the military and received the following awards: Air Medal (71), Silver Star (51), Bronze Star (47), Distinguished Flying Cross (34), and Congressional Medal of Honor (2). More than 480 Indians were killed during the war. While the armed services were segregated by race, Indians were generally integrated into Caucasian units.
A number of Indians achieved high military rank during the war. Brigadier General Clarence Tinker, an Osage from Oklahoma, headed the Hawaiian Air Force. Joseph ("Jocko") Clark, a Cherokee from Oklahoma, was the only Indian naval admiral.
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 at 10:55:37 AM PDT
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In World War I, American Indians had to register for the draft even though they were not eligible to be drafted since they were not citizens. By the beginnings of World War II, however, American Indians had had citizenship conferred on them twice by Congress: once in 1924 and again in 1940. The Nationality Act, passed by Congress in 1940, not only conferred citizenship on American Indians (even though they had be granted citizenship in 1924), but required that Indian men register for the draft. Passage of the Act was opposed by the Indian Defense League of America. Tuscarora leader Clinton Rickard urged those who wished to volunteer for the armed services do so as alien non-residents.
There were a number of concerns, controversies, and conflicts regarding the draft and American Indians.
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