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aim of federal government
force na to assimilate
ways assimilation was achiveded
reservation policy
eduction
forced conversion to christiany
dawes act
when did the reservation policy start
1850s
reservation policy
provided land for na
negative of reservation policy
prevented na from moving freely
what did government policies enforce
banning polygamy
banning tribal laws
stopping power of tribal chief
sending children to boarding schools
impact of children being sent to boarding schools
forced to become more civiliased
positive of reservations
preserved some na elements such as being able to continue living as a community
dawes severalty act date
1887
dawes severalty act
divided reservations into allotments
na became landowners owners and citizens
issue with dawes severalty act
undermined belief that land was communal, and forced them into farming
issue with dawes severalty act
-farming
land unsuitable for crops hence sold to white people, adding to the delince
by 1914 what happened
land treaties had been taken away
two court cases
-na
cherokee nations vs hitchcock
lone wolf vs hitchcock
when was cherokee nations vs hitchcock
1902
when was lone wolf vs hitchcock
1903
what did the two court cases do to na
weakened their postions
lone wolf vs hitchcock
supreme court upheld the right for congress to revoke all treaties made about land
position of na by the end of 1913
lost their identity and pride and depended on the government for food
what did na gain in 1914
citzenship
issue with na in 1914
gaining citzenship is not what na wanted
when was the indian citzenship act
1924
indain citzenship act
right to vote but the Dawes Act already established this
indian citzenship act aim
not increase political involvement but increase the speed of assimilation