When Congress passed legislation in 1887 that allotted individual American Indians pieces of land while also granting them citizenship, proponents of the Dawes Act argued it would give them greater ...
The adage that the road to hell is paved with good intentions certainly applies to Henry L Dawes. We are reminded of his "many claims to distinction aside from his long membership in congress," from ...
Spatial control, allotment in severalty, and the 1887 Dawes Act -- Nez Perce culture, geography, and history -- The Dawes Act on the Nez Perce Reservation -- The search for a Jicarilla homeland -- ...
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