Dawes Act
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The Dawes Act of 1887 regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. Named after Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, it authorized the President of the United States to sub
The first page of the Dawes Act
The second page of the Dawes Act
A 1911 ad offering "allotted Indian land" for sale
Grover Cleveland by Charles Milton Bell color change
Peoria people
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The Peoria are a Native American people. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma.
Pah-mee-ców-ee-tah, Man Who Tracks, a Chief by George Catlin
Peoria moccasins, ca. 1860, collection of Oklahoma History Center