The Dawes Allotment Act was passed 125 years ago this month . . .
2012-02-23
Learn more about this act from the Indian (American) perspective. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhwSW2a_RPY&feature=youtu.be Per the US Department Interior: “1887-1889 The Dawes Act authorizes allotments to Indians.” Per the National Park Service: “Under the Dawes Act heads of Indian families would receive 160-acre allotments, with the Secretary of theContinue Reading
