LAD #21: Dawes Act

The Dawes Act began by putting the Native Americans on reservations throughout the United States. It also gave one fourth of each section to the head of the family or tribe. It then gave on eighth to children and gave on sixteenth to orphans. It also established the Commission of Indian Affairs, which would create agents to regulate the Dawes Act. It also said that the Americans could go through the lands and build railroads. It also said that the Native Americans had to abide by the laws of the state, and they were not exempt from them. IT goes on further by saying that the Indians can not be forced to leave the reservations, but they can be paid to leave. They also said they had to, under no circumstances, abide by national laws.