Indigenous Peoples of California
The Dawes Act, enacted in 1887, was a federal law aimed at assimilating Native Americans into American society by allotting them individual plots of land and granting them U.S. citizenship. This act was intended to break up communal tribal lands into individual ownership, leading to a significant loss of Native American land and culture, while also influencing various aspects of their social and political existence.
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