The confutation of making and populating Indian Reservations was passed as Dawes Severalty Act in February 1887. Land was set aside for reservations where families could "own" land but it was still under the control of the US government. The alan was split among a family, a quarter to the head of the family, an eight to the people over 18 and a sixteenth to the people under 18 that were born before the act was passed. There were benefits to the land owners like extra grazing land. Lines were drawn out to eliminate conflict about how much land they received vs how much land they were promised. Indians could still acquire land if they applied to the local land office. Patents were handed out to ensure Indians owned that land for 25 years. The Secretary of Interior regulate the extensions; selling and purchasing of the land. Religious organizations in the region were given 160 aeries of land. Citizenship is offered to Indians who applied the act. This doesn't apply to Indians displaced under Jackson's administration along with Seneca Nation. The act does not include protection of the land being covered in railroads, telegraph lines and other public uses.
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