Burke Act
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: May 8, 1906
Article abstract: Passed to improve the process of allotting{$IAllotment system (1887-1934)} tribal lands to individual American Indians, the Burke Act contributed to the large-scale loss of Indian land between 1887 and 1934.
In 1887, Congress passed the General Allotment Act (or Dawes Act). This act sought to make small farmers out of American Indians by dividing tribal lands into individual allotments. Indians taking allotments received United States citizenship; the government held the title for the lands in trust for twenty-five years, during which time they...
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