jan 23, 1887 - 1887-Dawes Severalty Act
This called for the breakup of
reservations and distributed
160 acres of farmland to any
Indian who accepted the act’s
terms. Any access land was sold
to non-native people, which led
to the loss of millions of acres
by the natives.
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The West Project (Gena and Eliah)
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