1893
Tribal Allotment
Begins negotiations aimed at dividing communal tribal lands into individual allotments.
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Begins negotiations aimed at dividing communal tribal lands into individual allotments.
Congress authorizes a commission to negotiate with the Five Civilized Tribes.
Appointed first chairman of the commission later known as the Dawes Commission.
The commission's enrollment work contributes to records later known as the Dawes Rolls.
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