The Dawes Act only redistributed lands and pushed the Aboriginals further back. There was no negotiation, no respect, and like always. Total Assimilation in mind.
No true law, act, or treaty allowed the Xwun'i'tum to take so much land. Everything was done in the name of "Manifest Destiny". Ultimately they weren't allowed, they just did.
-Eternal Red Rose
white settlers discovered gold and silver on land already set aside for native Americans
white settlers discovered gold and silver in land already set aside for native americans. -m
white settlers discovered gold and silver on land already set aside for native Americans
white settlers discovered gold and silver on land already set aside for native Americans
white settlers discovered gold and silver in land already set aside for native americans. -m
The Oklahoma Territory was chosen to house the Native Americans as a result of the Indian Intercourse Act of 1834. Congress set aside this land for the Native Americans.
Land set aside for Native Americans.
Native Americans were moved to smaller and smaller reservation because colonists found gold in areas set aside for Native Americans
The original territory set aside for Native Americans was the present-day state of Oklahoma. Later, a smaller part of present-day Oklahoma was allocated for the Native Americans.
reservations
reservations
Reserve or reservation.