feb 8, 1887 - Dawes Act (1887)
Description:
- aka Land Allotment Act- Authorized the president to survey tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans
- Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from tribe would be granted citizenship
- Aimed to implement "nuclear family" and "grid pattern" in tribal communities
Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 8, 1887
Now
~ 138 years ago