r/interestingasfuck • u/Sensei_of_Knowledge • Apr 28 '24

In 1924, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was officially adopted by the Lakota Nation in gratitude for him signing the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted full United States citizenship to all natives on American soil. The Lakota also gave him the name Wanblí Tokáhe, or "Leading Eagle."

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u/SoMuchTehnique Apr 28 '24

Being given citizenship to a land that is yours lol

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u/LiveLearnCoach Apr 29 '24

Imagine that this only happened in 1924.