The Dawes act and the allotment of Indian lands,

Otis, Delos Sacket, 1898-

The Dawes act and the allotment of Indian lands, by D. S. Otis. Edited and with an introd. by Francis Paul Prucha. - Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1973] - xvii, 206 p. port. 21 cm. - The Civilization of the American Indian series, v. 123 . - Civilization of the American Indian series, v. 123. .

Originally published in 1934 in Readjustment of Indian affairs (hearings on H.R. 7902 before the House of Representatives' Committee on Indian Affairs), pt. 9, p. 428-489, under title: History of the allotment policy. The 1973 ed. includes corrections and minor changes.

Includes bibliographical references.

The general allotment law (Dawes Act) -- Aims and motives of the allotment movement -- Organizations supporting allotment -- Indian attitudes and capacities -- The approach to the new policy -- The development of an educational policy -- The application of allotment -- Administration and changes in policy : leasing -- Results of allotment to 1900.

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Indians of North America--Land tenure.

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