Dawes+Act

The Dawes Act

Reservation land was divided into individual plots. Every man that was head of a Native American family recieved a plot that was usually 160 acres of land. The land holders were able to get U.S. citizenship and had local, state, and federal laws. Many people who had sympathy for Native Americans thought that this act would make families become capable to support themselves and would be proud of their ownership. However, this actually offended Native Americans and their beleifs.

Information Provided by: America Pathways to the Present (page 266) Picture Provided by: http://www.historicaldocuments.com/DawesAct1.jpg