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John Collier helped get laws passed that restored tribal control over American Indian land.
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The dawes severalty act was supposed to?
The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 and it tried to dissolve Indian tribes by redistributing the land. It was designed to forestall growing Indian poverty, but it resulted in many Indians losing their land to speculators.
Why did the Dawes Act fail?
The Dawes Act fulfilled a desire of the U.S. government to suppress the Indian way of life & force assimilation to white culture.
What act offered American citizenship to American Indians and 160 acres of land to each Indian family and 80 acres to unmarried Indian adults who were willing to leave their tribal reservations?
dawes act.
What is the difference between allotted land and deeded land on an Indian Reservation?
See the "Dawes Act" on Answers.com The Dawes Act divided reservation land amongst individual tribal members. The tribal member could sell the land. Deeded land on a reservation is land that the tribal member sold.
Who passed the Dawes Act?
President Grover Cleavland passed the Dawes Act in 1887
