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Act of 8 February 1887 allotting reservation land to heads of families and opening the rest to homesteaders.

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8 Feb 1887

General Allotment Act (Dawes Act). Act of 8 February 1887 allotting reservation land to heads of families and opening the rest to homesteaders.

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8 Feb 1887

The U.S. Congress signed into law General Allotment Act (Dawes Act).

General Allotment Act (Dawes Act) followed from Federal policy of assimilation and dispossession.

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