[DOC] [TLE] Dawes Act - Wikipedia [PAR] The Dawes Act of 1887 adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President 
of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into 
allotments for individual Indians. .... By dividing reservation lands into privately 
owned parcels, legislators hoped to complete the assimilation process by forcing 
Indians to... [DOC] [TLE] The Dawes Act: How Congress tried to destroy Indian reservations ... [PAR] Feb 8, 2012 ... That's what Congress did to Indian tribes 125 years ago today when ... Act, also 
known as the General Allotment Act, in February 1887. ... States to divide 
communally-held tribal lands into separate parcels (allotments). ... and 
individual Indians would be absorbed into the larger community of white settlers. [DOC] [TLE] History of Allotment | Indian Land Tenure Foundation [PAR] In 1887, Congress passed the General Allotment Act, which authorized the ... 
Indian tribal land and divide the area into allotments for individual Indians and 
families. ... to see Indian lands opened up for settlement as well as for railroads, 
mining, ... The Allotment Act (also known as the Dawes Act, named for Senator 
Henry... [DOC] [TLE] History | Native American Tribes and the U.S. Government [PAR] These American Indians, some from the Northwestern and Southeastern 
territories, ... into the western lands already occupied by these diverse groups of 
Indians. ... as well as to keep the Native Americans separate from the whites in 
order to .... Dawes Act would break up Indian tribes and encourage individual 
enterprise,... [DOC] [TLE] The Dawes Act - Wofford [PAR] In 1890 the total Indian population was less than 250,000, and the total area of ... 
and reformers by passing the General Allotment Act, or Dawes Act, of 1887. ... the 
Dawes Act believed that dividing reservations into privately owned farms ... A 
large number of the individual allotmentsthough meant to establish Indian 
family... [DOC] [TLE] Native American Lands Sold under the Dawes Act [PAR] This "Indian Homestead Act", official known as the Dawes Act, was a way for 
some ... The end of the treaties meant the end of treating tribes as sovereign 
nations. ... by Congress of the General Allotment Act (the Dawes Severalty Act) of 
1887. ... The federal government divided communal tribal lands into 160-acre 
parcels... [DOC] [TLE] DEFINITION OF INDIAN COUNTRY [PAR] The term includes land owned by non-Indians, as well as towns incorporated by 
... It is generally within these areas that tribal sovereignty applies and state power 
is limited. ... Congress enacted the General Allotment Act of 1887, also known as 
the ... Congress decided to divide tribal lands into individual parcels, give each... [DOC] [TLE] The Dawes Act, Fractionated Land, and Trust Land | Lessons of Our ... [PAR] Even the land base reserved for the exclusive Indian use and occupation by ... 
Act) of 1887, which divided up tribal lands and placed them in individual 
ownership. ... of the Dawes Act to tribal sovereignty and Indian community well-
being today. ... parcels of land mean, reviewing the difference between tribal trust
, individual... [DOC] [TLE] Indian Lands, Indian Subsidies, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs ... [PAR] Feb 1, 2012 ... These two agencies have about 9000 employees and spend $2.9 billion 
annually.1. ... The Act aimed to reduce tribal power by dividing tribal lands into ... 
Under the Dawes Act, the BIA was supposed to keep track of individual Indian 
land .... to manage them well, not the federal government's responsibility. [DOC] [TLE] Appendix B: Definitions - US Forest Service [PAR] (1887) provided for dividing reservations into separate parcels to encourage 
individual Indians in ... Indians. Under the Act, Indian-held lands declined from 
138 million acres in 1887 to 48 ... Nearly all these acres are held in trust status by 
the ... to use the term ceded lands when describing areas where a tribe did... 
cede... [DOC] [TLE] Indian Country Diaries . History | PBS [PAR] Indians today face new challenges to their identity, sovereignty, pocketbooks, ... 
But no matter how diverse, tribes shared a sense of community based

Question: The well-meant Dawes Act of 1887 divided these Indian areas into individual parcels of land
Answer: Reservations