Dawes Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (93)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows sale of surplus land
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Henry_L._Dawes
gptkbp:created trust allotments
gptkbp:date_enacted 1887
gptkbp:depicted_in a tool of colonization
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Henry_L._Dawes
gptkbp:encouraged farming among Native Americans
gptkbp:established individual allotments of land
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dawes Act
gptkbp:impact Native American land ownership
gptkbp:influenced subsequent Indian policies
gptkbp:is_affected_by over 150 million acres of land
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing tribal landholdings
eliminating tribal identity
reduce Native American poverty
gptkbp:is_challenged_by courts
Native American activists
gptkbp:is_criticized_for displacement of Native Americans
loss of cultural identity
its long-term negative effects on tribes
its failure to improve Native American living conditions
displacing Native Americans
due to its impact on Native American communities
its role in cultural genocide
gptkbp:is_debated_in Congress during its passage
gptkbp:is_designed_to promote self-sufficiency
encourage self-sufficiency among Native Americans
promote agriculture among Native Americans
integrate Native Americans into society
gptkbp:is_divided_into communal tribal lands
communal lands
gptkbp:is_documented_in historical records and studies
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs
land surveys
various states
land surveys and allotments.
various Native American reservations
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping modern Native American policy
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Native_American_culture
tribal governments
many tribal leaders
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:government_officials
reformers seeking to 'civilize' Native Americans
the Americanization movement
a solution to the ' Indian problem'
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:led_to loss of tribal sovereignty
cultural assimilation efforts
land loss for many tribes
land fragmentation
cultural disruption among Native Americans
increased land ownership among non-Natives
economic hardship for tribes
gptkbp:legal_issue various Native American groups
gptkbp:meets mixed reactions
gptkbp:promoted individual land ownership
gptkbp:purpose to assimilate Native Americans into American society
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Indian_Reorganization_Act
gptkbp:resulted_in allotment of tribal lands
cultural dislocation
fragmentation of tribal lands
diminished tribal landholdings
increased poverty among Native Americans
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Indian_Reorganization_Act_of_1934
the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
the idea of American exceptionalism
gptkbp:was_part_of assimilation policies
land allotment system
19th-century policies
the broader context of Manifest Destiny
U. S. policy of Indian assimilation
the U. S. government's assimilation policy
the broader narrative of U. S. expansionism
the history of U. S.-Native American relations
the larger context of U. S. land policy
American Indian policy
U. S. government policy towards Native Americans
gptkbp:was_supported_by land speculators
progressive reformers
some Native American leaders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:50th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:49th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act_of_1830
gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4