2024 Sacagawea Native American Dollars Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

Description

2024 Sacagawea Native American Dollars Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
POSITION A – Edge lettering reads upside-down when the Sacagawea Portrait faces up
POSITION B – Edge lettering reads normally when the Sacagawea Portrait faces up
Obverse
Design retains the central figure of the Sacagawea design first produced in 2000 with the inscriptions LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition as an interpreter and guide during their exploration of the Western United States.
Reverse
On June 2, 1924, the Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law, granting U. S. citizenship to all non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States. The Act notably did not require American Indians to give up their tribal citizenship to become U.S. citizens, allowing individual Indian people to preserve their tribal identity and their right to communal tribal property. Not only did the Act give American Indians the rights and protections afforded to citizens of the United States, but it also added to the diversity of thought and culture of our nation by unlocking the doors for Indians to become citizens of the United States on their own terms. Reverse Side, The 2024 reverse side design shows an eagle staff, an American Indian symbol of respect, honor, and patriotism, together with an American flag to represent the dual citizenship of Native Americans. Inscriptions include United States of America, $1, and Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.