How the 1887 Dawes Act was used to steal 90 million acres of Native American land. Dawes Act 1887, Native American Land Rights, Indigenous History Truths, Land Allotment Policy, Tribal Sovereignty. #NativeTruthsDaily #LandBack #IndigenousHistory #DawesAct #Sovereignty

Native Americans Couldn't Be Lawyers Until 1948 (Couldn't Defend Their Own Land) Native Americans banned lawyers until 1948 legal profession Indigenous people couldn't defend land court treaty rights Indian Citizenship Act 1924 still barred legal practice State licensing excluded Native Americans good moral character Treaty violations argued without Indigenous legal representation Major Crimes Act Dawes Act Native people prohibited lawyers Native American Rights Fund 1970s finally Indigenous att

The Dawes Act and Residential Boarding Schools: Assimilation or Annihilation