Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
At a glance:
- Series: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
- Categories: Law, Legal History, Courts, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: January 5, 1903
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court decides that Congress has plenary power over Native American property and may dispose of it at its discretion.
In 1887, after years of agitation and controversy, Congress passed the General Allotment Act (also known as the Dawes Act or Dawes Severalty Act). Under the terms of the legislation, the president was authorized to allot all tribal land in the United States to individual Native Americans. The standard share was 160 acres to each head of a family, with smaller amounts to unmarried men and children. Negotiations...
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