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Henry Dawes
U.S. Senator and author of the Dawes Act (1887), which dissolved communal tribal landholdings and redistributed them as individual allotments. The Act resulted in the loss of approximately 90 million acres (two-thirds of all remaining tribal land) to white settlers and speculators.
U.S. Senator and author of the Dawes Act (1887), which dissolved communal tribal landholdings and redistributed them as individual allotments. The Act resulted in the loss of approximately 90 million acres (two-thirds of all remaining tribal land) to white settlers and speculators.
Overview
Henry Dawes. Profile pending review.
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Controversies & Concerns
Connected to 1 documented investigation
Related Investigations (2)
Known Associates & Connections
Theodore Roosevelt
President during era of Dawes Act allotment implementation
Richard Henry Pratt
Fellow architect of assimilationist Native American policy
Sources & Documentation
1 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
Education
Key Timeline
1887
Senator and author of the Dawes Act (1887), which dissolved communal tribal landholdings and redistributed them as individual allotments