What exactly did the indian removal act of 1830 do? it gave american indians the authority to move from one state to another. it gave the u. s. power to move tribes from west of the mississippi to the east. it gave the federal government power to enact treaties with indian tribes. it allowed indian tribes to remove unwanted people from their reservations.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.