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jan 4, 1887 - Dawes Commission

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Its purpose was to convince the Five Civilized Tribes to agree to cede tribal title of Indian lands, and adopt the policy of dividing tribal lands into individual allotments that was enacted for other tribes as the Dawes Act of 1887.

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jan 4, 1887
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~ 138 years ago