Henry Laurens Dawes8 February 1887
Senator Henry Dawes sponsors the General Allotment Act, authorizing allotment of tribal lands to individual Native Americans.
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Senator Henry Dawes sponsors the General Allotment Act, authorizing allotment of tribal lands to individual Native Americans.
The General Allotment Act is named for Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts.
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