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The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 regarding the distribution of land to Native Americans in Oklahoma. Named after its sponsor, U.S. Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, the act was a...
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An act to amend and further extend the benefits of the act approved February eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An act to provide for the allotment of land in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States over the Indians,
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The Dawes Act or General Allotment Act of 1887. CHAP. 119.—An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, ...
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An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes.
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The allotment of American Indian reservations was a policy put into effect by many pieces of legislation. This section provides brief summaries of and links to all general allotment legislation, including the General Allotment Act of 1887 and its amendments.
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Summary of the General Allotment Act, Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388, ch. 119, 25 USCA 331) ... If the lands are not suitable for farming but appropriate for grazing, the president is authorized to allot sections of land larger than the amounts specified in this section of the General Allotment Act (GAA).
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The Dawes Act or General Allotment Act of 1887 ... 119.--An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes.
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Chapter 104, enacted in 1936, established the goals of decreasing soil erosion and maintaining the navigability of rivers as purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. Financial assistance to farmers was to be contingent on several factors, including soil restoration and measures to prevent erosion.
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