LAD #25 Dawes Act

The Dawes Act addressed policy over Native American's, and created a firm policy over how reservations will be handled and divided. It stated that each head of the family would receive a portion of land that would be divided amongst the family based on age. This act was attempting to assimilate Native American's to American culture that is based off land ownership. In creating this act it may seem that the United States Government was trying to be kind and provide good land to the natives, but in reality it once again took land  away from Indians, and also regulated how they could manage their land.