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The dispossession of the American Indian, 1887-1934
By McDonnell, Janet
- ISBN
- 978-0-25333-628-6
- Publisher
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1991.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1991
The Indian land base shrank from 138 million acres in 1887 to 52 million in 1934 because of the Dawes Act, which allotted reservation lands to individual Indians in order to create independent farmers. Instead, more than 90 percent of the allotted land was immedia...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
