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Dawes Act of 1887

In: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Edited by: Richard T. Schaefer
Subject:Race & Ethnicity
Keywords:Dawes Act of 1887

Early in the history of relationships between the U.S. government and Native Americans, the government began to grant allotments—legal title to pieces of land—to American Indians. The first allotments were issued in the Southeast in the 1830s and 1840s as part ...

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  Schaefer, R. T. (2008). Dawes act of 1887. In Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society (Vol. 1, pp. 372-374). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n151
  
  Schaefer, Richard T. "Dawes Act of 1887." In Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Schaefer, Richard T., 372-74. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n151.
  
  Schaefer, R. T. 2008. Dawes Act of 1887. In: Richard T. Schaefer Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 372-374 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n151> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Schaefer, Richard T. "Dawes Act of 1887." Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 372-74. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963879.n151.
  
  Schaefer, Richard T. (2008). Dawes act of 1887 In:Dawes Act of 1887 Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:372-374. doi:10.4135/9781412963879.n151
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