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55.7 million acres is the total amount of land that reservations cover, all combined.

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What is the Indian removal?

The United States Government's forced relocation of Native people to reservations, in order to claim the land for immigrants. The reasons ranged from simply needing the land for settlers to the presence of gold or other precious minerals. This entire continent was once Indian land - today there is very little still considered as such.


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.


Do any Indians still live in Georgia?

Yes, but there is no tribal land or reservations there.


What did the American government do with the Native American populations after the army conquered them?

The Native Americans tried to defend their territory, but were not strong enough to protect themselves and their homes. They were either killed during the Indian Wars or moved to Indian Reservations. Even today many Native Americans still live on these Indian Reservations. The movement West displaced many Native Americans from their native homes. They were moved to Reservations that were often a long way from their native land. Not long after Congress herded the Native Americans onto Reservations, Congress enacted The Dawes Severalty Act (February 8, 1887) that deprived them of their legal status.


Pros and cons of Native Americans going to reservations during the 19th century?

The pros would have only been for the Americans. Reservations were generally and purposely established in areas largely uninhabitable - lands the Americans did not want. The reservations were far away from lands the tribes grew up in, so they had no way to adapt to the land or its climate. Also they were often placed side by side with ages old enemies. The plus for the Americans was that it was a perfectly legal way to continue its planned genocide. The cons of the reservations were numerous. Aside from what was mentioned above, the reservations created an atmosphere of dependency upon the government. This again was to destroy the spirit of the American Indian.

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Which state made most of its land into huge indian reservation?

Arizona made most of its land into Indian reservations.


Do the Rocky Mountains cover about 40 percent of the land surface?

Mountains in general cover about 20 percent of the land surface of the Earth.


What is a native American reservation?

An Indian reservation is land given to Native Americans from the government. Reservations are managed by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are 310 reservations in the United States. Because they have limited laws, many Native Americans place casinos on their reservations to attract tourists and increase revenue.


What types of land base would you find on Indian reservation?

Types of land base vary among different manmade and natural environments. As Indian reservations are scattered among different biomes, their land bases can be wildly different.


What percent of the earth's land does Australia cover?

About 6%


What percent of the earth's land does Europe cover?

15%


What was the effect of the Dawes Act?

it led to the sale of the majority of native americans land to whites


What mountain joins alps to cover approximately 70 percent of the Land area of Switzerland?

The Jura mountains join the Alps to cover approximately 70 percent of the land area of Switzerland.


Who has the deed to Indian reservations?

The Native American tribe/nation that owns the land. Native American lands (reservations) are considered sovereign and are governed by several entities, the Tribal Council, the BLM and other such agencies.


Do grasslands cover about 10 percent of earths land area?

no, they cover 40%. i was surprised when i found that out.


Oceans cover more of Earth's surface than land?

Yes, oceans cover more of Earth's surface than land. The oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface and contain 97 percent of the Earth's water.


Does Africa cover 6 percent of earths land area?

yes