The Dawes Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clara_Dawes
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:amended_by various legislative acts
gptkbp:associated_with assimilation policies
gptkbp:created allotments for individual Native Americans
gptkbp:effective_date February 8, 1887
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:established individual land ownership
gptkbp:examines sociological research
gptkbp:followed_by the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
gptkbp:historical_significance transformation of Native American land ownership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Dawes Act
gptkbp:influenced subsequent Native American policies
gptkbp:influenced_by American expansionism
19th-century American ideals
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical context of the 19th century.
gptkbp:is_associated_with land allotment policies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:legal_case
Native American activists
gptkbp:is_cited_in discussions about Native American rights
gptkbp:is_considered a failure by many historians
a significant event in Native American history
gptkbp:is_considered_as a tool of colonization
gptkbp:is_criticized_for historical analyses
disruption of Native American culture
its impact on Native American identity
its long-term consequences on Native communities
gptkbp:is_designed_to promote self-sufficiency among Native Americans
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs
land surveys
gptkbp:is_linked_to land loss among Native Americans
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as a benevolent policy
gptkbp:is_opposed_by various Native American leaders
gptkbp:is_part_of the broader context of Manifest Destiny
U. S. policy towards Native Americans
U. S. history regarding Native Americans
the legacy of U. S. Indian policy
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:government_agency
agriculture among Native Americans
gptkbp:is_referenced_in academic studies
gptkbp:led_to cultural dislocation
diminished tribal sovereignty
loss of tribal land
land allotment disputes
gptkbp:purpose to assimilate Native Americans into American society
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Indian_Reorganization_Act
gptkbp:resulted_in allotment of tribal lands
fragmentation of Native American tribes
surplus land sold to non-Natives
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Grover_Cleveland