Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Muscogee (Creek) Nation curator John Beaver discussed the 1887 Dawes Act which changed how Indians in Oklahoma owned land. He also talked about the ...

On Montana's reservations demand for housing is high, and there is plenty of space to build. Here's why developers can't close the gap.

Spatial control, allotment in severalty, and the 1887 Dawes Act -- Nez Perce culture, geography, and history -- The Dawes Act on the Nez Perce Reservation -- The search for a Jicarilla homeland -- ...

The adage that the road to hell is paved with good intentions certainly applies to Henry L Dawes. We are reminded of his "many claims to distinction aside from his long membership in congress," from ...

The American Indian Law Review serves as a nationwide scholarly forum for the presentation and analysis of developments in the law concerning indigenous people and Indian affairs. Adhering to the ...

Indian Land sales were the result of The Dawes Severalty Act in 1887, named for Congressman Henry Dawes of Massachusetts, which was intended to break up tribes and for Indians to blend in with ...