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
Stephen Grover Cleveland Portrait
Henry L. Dawes
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Henry Laurens Dawes was an American attorney and politician, a Republican United States senator and United States representative from Massachusetts. He is notable for the Dawes Act, which was intended
Dawes Act
…the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty 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 subdivide Native American tribal communal landholdings into allotments for Native…
Dawes c. 1870s
Henry L. Dawes