Dawes Act allotment and its effects on Plains tribes (1887–1934)

1. Congress ends treaty-making with tribes

   Mar 3, 1871Labels: U S

   • BIA FAQ
   • Nat Archives

2. Dawes Act creates federal allotment policy

   Feb 8, 1887Labels: Dawes Act, Grover Cleveland

   • Britannica
   • WyoHistory

3. Allotment expands across Plains reservations

   Jan 1, 1889Labels: Plains reservations

   • Great Plains Enc
   • WyoHistory

4. Curtis Act extends allotment into Indian Territory

   Jun 28, 1898Labels: Curtis Act, Indian Territory

   • Curtis Act
   • UNL OER

5. Rosebud Sioux lands opened to homesteading

   Jul 5, 1904Labels: Rosebud Reservation

   • Presidency

6. Burke Act accelerates fee patents and taxable land

   May 8, 1906Labels: Burke Act

   • Burke Act
   • ILTF History

7. Land base shrinks as “surplus” sales continue

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Surplus sales

   • ILTF History

8. Indian Citizenship Act grants U.S. citizenship

   Jun 2, 1924Labels: Indian Citizenship

   • ImmigHist

9. Meriam Report documents harms of allotment policy

   Feb 21, 1928Labels: Meriam Report

   • Meriam Report

10. Allotment slows as reform pressure grows

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: Reform pressure

    • Britannica
    • BIA Policy

11. Indian Reorganization Act ends future allotment

    Jun 18, 1934Labels: Indian Reorganization, Franklin Roosevelt

    • Nat Archives
    • Britannica

12. Allotment-era legacy: major land loss by 1934

    Jun 18, 1934Labels: Land loss

    • BIA Policy
    • Great Plains Enc