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mar 8, 1887 - dawes acts

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The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887), authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.

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mar 8, 1887
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~ 138 years ago