The Dawes Act
The 1887 passage of the Dawes Act upended this system of communal land ownership and, in doing so, struck a historic blow at Native Americans’ political rights, economic sufficiency, and cultural heritage.
… the United States owned their reservation lands as a community: families could settle, plant their crops, and own … The 1887 passage of the Dawes Act upended this system of communal land ownership and, in doing so, struck a historic … The 1887 passage of the Dawes Act upended this system of communal land ownership and, in doing so, struck a historic …