Statements (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:allows |
sale of surplus land
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent legislation
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Henry_L._Dawes
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| gptkbp:created |
trust allotments
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a tool of colonization
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
1887
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Henry_L._Dawes |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
farming among Native Americans
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| gptkbp:established |
individual allotments of land
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Indian_Reorganization_Act_of_1934
the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Congress during its passage
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dawes Act
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| gptkbp:impact |
Native American land ownership
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent Indian policies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
the idea of American exceptionalism |
| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
over 150 million acres of land
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| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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_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
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Native_American_tribe tribal governments many tribal leaders |
| gptkbp:is_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:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
individual land ownership reformers seeking to 'civilize' Native Americans the Americanization movement a solution to the ' Indian problem' |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
land speculators
progressive reformers some Native American leaders |
| 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
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to assimilate Native Americans into American society
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| 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
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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