LAD #21- Dawes Act

This Dawes Act stated that the lands in the reservations should be allotted to each individual, and that the President should allot the lands to each individual Indian. The reservation allotments were selected by the Indians, and they were negotiated by special agents appointed by the President. The United States would hold the allotted land, on the basis that it would benefit the Indians whom lived on it. Any Indian who adopted a civilized way of life was declared an American citizen, and the reservations were granted running water, with inspectors to make sure it was of good quality. Some of the tribes ere not included in this, but each tribe was given $100,000 with which to live on.