Sen. Henry Dawes, sponsored the 1887, General Allotment
Sen. Henry Dawes, sponsored the 1887, General Allotment Act of 1887. Native Americans lost about two-thirds of their 1887 land base, over the life of the Dawes Act (about 30 years). The law allowed for communal tribal land to be divided into allotments for individual households. Later amendments allowed for allotment taxation and sale. Actor Aidan Quinn played Dawes in the 2007 film BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE (BSLOC_2017_18_50)
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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