Assertion: allotment | /r/AtLocation | trust
Facets:
value: by the u.s. government
type: OTHER
value: for 25 years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In other words, as long as the allotment was held in trust by the federal government, the Indian landholder could use the land but not sell it or lease it without the federal government’s approval.
text: A head of family would receive a grant of 160 acres (65 ha), a single person or orphan over 18 years of age would receive a grant of 80 acres (32 ha), and persons under the age of 18 would receive 40 acres (16 ha) each; the allotments would be held in trust by the U.S. Government for 25 years; Eligible Native Americans had four years to select their land; afterward the selection would be made for them by the Secretary of the Interior.