There is exactly one picture pertaining to the Dawes Act in existence.
Passed in 1887, the Dawes Act allowed the US government to claim and distribute Native American lands held by tribes to individual Native Americans. Each individual received a different amount of land depending on age, gender, and status. However, while seeming innocent enough, the act also allowed the government to purchase excess land and sell it to American settlers. This was intended to cause assimilation of Native Americans into American society. The Dawes Act does not include the 5 "civilized tribes" among others. Lastly, this act gives the government power to build government-owned infrastructure such as railroads and highways through Native American land.
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