Dawes Act was adopted by Congress in 1887. It gave power to the President which let him divide up the tribal lands held by Native Americans and split it up into shares for each separate person. Gender, age and family status all went into consideration when deciding the amount of land someone got. The President is allowed to do this any time that the land on a reservation is deemed advantageous for farming. It also allows the government to buy excess Indian lands and sell it to American settlers. The Act also provides for the assimilation of Indians into American culture. It also says that the government has the right to build railroads, highways and other infrastructure through appointed Indian lands.
I connected this to the Assimilatino policies that happened in the late 1800s, where Native Americans were forced to give up parts of their culture such as cutting their hair and speaking english instead of their native tounge. 
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