Very soon after many of the Indians losing the land which they earned through the Dawes Act, white settlers moved in on these open lots.
Almost all the Indians' land was taken away by laws like the Dawes Act.
The Dawes Act of 1887 provided for the breakup of commonly held tribal land.
The Dawes Act did not apply to the territory of the:.
Jerome began the sessions by referring to the dictates of the Dawes Act.
Of these land treaties, the Dawes Act, was the most prominent.
The report addressed the poverty thought to have resulted from the individual allotment policy of the Dawes Act.
It maintained missions, produced several publications and influenced national policy, including the passing of the Dawes Act in 1887.
Tribal lands were broken up under the Dawes Act of 1887.
In 1887, the Dawes Act removed from Indian hands more than 130,000 square miles of land.