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The Dawes act and the allotment of Indian lands, by D. S. Otis. Edited and with an introd. by Francis Paul Prucha.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 123.Publication details: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1973]Description: xvii, 206 p. port. 21 cmISBN:
  • 0806110392
Contained works:
  • United States. Congress. House. Committee on Indian Affairs. Readjustment of Indian Affairs. Hearings. Pt. 9, p. 428-489. 1972
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.1/1/09701
LOC classification:
  • KF5660 .O85
Contents:
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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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.

WAR, NEWBERY,

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.