This act was amended in 1906 by the Burke Act, which adjusted the status of parcels given to "competent" allotees.
This act was amended in 1906 by the Burke Act, which adjusted the status of parcels given to "competent" allotees. Hubert Work sponsored the Meriam Report of 1926, which documented government fraud in this act's execution. Its allotment process was finally ended in 1934 with the Wheeler-Howard Act. After 25 years, land could be sold under this act, which also allowed white settlers onto surplus lands. Its intent was to assimilate the focus group into white familial culture. FTP, name this 1887 act dividing land among Native Americans.          |
This act was amended in 1906 by the Burke Act, which adjusted the status of parcels given to "competent" allotees.
{Dawes} Severalty Act