Dawes Act of 1887

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act_of_1871
gptkb:Sioux_Uprising_(1862)
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Henry_Dawes
gptkbp:created allotments of 160 acres
gptkbp:effective_date 1887
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:encouraged farming among Native Americans
gptkbp:examines academic studies
historians.
gptkbp:historical_debate political circles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dawes Act of 1887
gptkbp:impact Native American land allotment
gptkbp:influenced future U. S. Indian policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
American expansionism
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in sociological studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:legal_case
activist movements
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Native American activists
undermining tribal sovereignty
its role in cultural genocide
displacing Native populations
due to its effects on Native culture
its long-term effects on tribes
gptkbp:is_designed_to promote individualism
integrate Native Americans into American society
gptkbp:is_discussed_in historical analyses
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_implemented_in various states
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
some reformers
gptkbp:is_part_of assimilation policies
land reform efforts
U. S. policy towards Native Americans
U. S. land policy history
19th-century U. S. policies
the broader context of U. S. expansionism
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_referenced_in literature on Native American history
gptkbp:is_supported_by land speculators
certain political factions
gptkbp:led_to cultural disruption
increased poverty among tribes
legal battles over land rights
creation of individual land allotments
diminished tribal governance
gptkbp:legal_issue tribal governments
gptkbp:purpose dissolve tribal land ownership
gptkbp:reduces communal land holdings
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Indian_Reorganization_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:resulted_in loss of tribal land
surplus land sales
land loss for tribes
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:significance promoted assimilation of Native Americans