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How did the Dawes Act change the traditional way of life for Native Americans?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
It is called the 'Dawes Act' or the 'Five Civilized Tribes', name after an American soldier (general or something) who basically tricked five tribes into signing away their rights and lands as Native Americans. I believe you will have to "google" "The Dawes Act" to get dates and specific details. All I know personally is that five related tribes wanted to be accepted into 'white, American society, and were promised that if they would renounce their heritages they would be considered "white" by the American government, with all of it's rights and benefits and social status. So when the tribes signed this treaty, as I'm sure you can imagine, they lost all of their rights and properties (and lands), to be considered 'civilized Indians'. They were then run off of their land and some even off of their reservations.
I am 1/4 Native American; grandmother was a full-blooded Chickasaw Indian, covered under this 'Dawes Act", so her family's names were put on a list, and now the Bureau of Indian Affairs won't help my father get any of his rights and benefits because they were all signed away.
There is hope, because if you have this problem, you can find some one with legal knowledge to get your family's rights back. I have a friend whose acted as a paralegal and got her husbands rights back, and hie was only 1/8 Native American.
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∙ 16y ago
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How did the U.S. Army the Office of Indian Affairs and the Dawes Plan affected the Native Americans of the West?
The Dawes Act affected the Native Americans because it survey indian tribal
What was the effect on the Dawes Act on Native Americans?
Native Americans lost much of the land that they had before the passage of the act.
What was the Dawes act meant to do?
destroy traditional native american life
What act intended to Americanize native Americans?
Dawes Act
How did the Dawes plan benefit the us economy?
Native Americans in the United States
What did Dawes General Allotment Act grant to Native Americans?
It gave Native Americans more land The Dawes General Allotment Act granted the Native Americans land allotments and citizenship.
Intended to americanize Native Americans?
Dawes Act
Why did the Dawes Severalty Act 1887 fail?
c. Western Native Americans were not used to settled agriculture life
How did the U.S. Army the Office of Indian Affairs and the Dawes Plan affected the Native Americans of the West?
The Dawes Act affected the Native Americans because it survey indian tribal
What was the Dawes act meant to do?
destroy traditional native american life
What was the dawes act in 1887 to do?
Destroy traditional native american life
What was the effect on the Dawes Act on Native Americans?
Native Americans lost much of the land that they had before the passage of the act.
Why were Native Americans granted sovereignty?
To assimilate Native Americans to white culture. Dawes Act was also a factor.
What act intended to Americanize native Americans?
Dawes Act
What did the Dawes General allotment act Grant to native American?
It gave Native Americans more land The Dawes General Allotment Act granted the Native Americans land allotments and citizenship.
What was the dawes act 1887 meant to do?
destroy traditional native american life
What was the Dawes's act in 1887 meant to do?
Destroy traditional native american life
