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To remove Indians from the lands near which settlers lived or wanted to live.

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Q: What was the government main purpose of set up reservation for Americans Indian people?
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What was the purpose of the Reservation Solution administered by the Office of Indian Affairs?

To wean the Native Americans from their tribal way of life.


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 does land set aside for native Americans?

Reserve or reservation.


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Where do hupa lived?

The Hupa is a group of Native Americans who live in northwestern of California.They also live in Cedar plank houses and near lower Trinity river. And had to live with 6 or more family members.They live on a Indian Reservation like most Indians do. That Indian Reservation is called the "Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation" which is the biggest Indian Reservation in California


Do you capitalize Indian Reservation?

You would capitalize Indian but not reservation because Indian is a proper noun but reservation is not.


What was the reservation policy?

In 1867 the federal government appointed the Indian Peace Commission to develop a policy toward Native Americans. The commission recommended moving the Native Americans to few large reservations. Moving them to reservations was not the new policy and the government then increased its effort in that way


What is an area of land where the US government forced American Indians to live?

An Indian Reservation.


What are the 7 largest Indian Reservations?

The seven largest Indian Reservations in the United States are the Navajo Nation, the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, the Papago Indian Reservation, the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, and the Gila River Indian Reservation.


The States' compliance with the Indian Reservation treaties drawn up by the federal government for the Indian Nations is?

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Is salamanca ny an Indian reservation?

Salamanca is a the only town in US that is on land leased from the Native Americans.


Which of the following statements is most true regarding on-reservation American Indian populations?

Non-reservation based Indian populations tend to participate more at the local and state levels of government and to use social services provided by those levels of government for their needs. In addition, children who live on reservations have more opportunities to attend a tribal school than Indian children not living on a reservation.