The Dawes Act, also known as the General Allotment Act, was written by Henry Dawes in an attempt to assimilate Native Americans into American culture. Use this site to learn about what propelled Dawes to write this document and how his...

Explains what the impact of the Dawes Act of 1887 was on Native American Indians. Discusses the conflicts between whites and Native Americans that led to its passage and amendments made later. Includes questions for students at end.

This paper from Journal of American Indian Education describes the plight of the 1965 American Indian and addresses the difficulty of living in a bicultural society.

The Library of Congress provides a series of lessons that taddresses historical efforts of assimilating Native American children into white culture through boarding schools.

A photograph and an autobiographical excerpt about the changes experienced and challenges faced by Native Americans at the turn of the twentieth century.

By the 1890's, the status of Indian people seemed to validate Frederick Jackson Turner's claim that "the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history." Natives ceased to threaten the Republic...

Photographs of Native American children at several Indian schools from the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Offers the text of the Dawes Act of 1887 which attempted to allot land to Native Americans to aid in their assimilation.

The text of the famous Dawes Act of 1887 which attempted to provide allotment of lands to Native Americans.

This site contains a general overview of the BIA's impact on Native Americans in the 1900s.

This site from Journal of American Indian Education provides a 1965 speech by the chairman of President Johnson's Task Force on Indian Poverty, describes the future of the American Indian.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Sioux, a Native American tribe. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

This passionate essay provides an informative history of the battles between Northwest Indians and the US in the 1960s over fishing rights and broken treaties.

Joseph Bruchac gives a detailed description of his life and also discusses his involvement as a writer of Native American literature. Bruchac discusses his time as a volunteer teacher in West Africa, his memories of growing up with his...

Photographs of Native Americans and an essay that notes just how assimilated Native Americans had become in Christian America.

Explore how the Dawes Act of 1887 attempted to encourage Native Americans into a life of agriculture and to provide Indian schools which would emphasize agricultural and technical skills.

The State of Texas established two Indian reservations in the mid-1800s, overseen by the United States Indian agent, Major Robert Neighbors. At the time, Texas was rife with racism and distrust towards the native peoples, which was...

The 1887 law intended to assimilate Native Americans led to the loss of millions of acres of land.

Contains selections from "With the Nez Perces: Alice Fletcher in the Field, 1889-92" by E. Jane Gay, which provided an anthropological look at the Nez Perce Indians and their bewilderment at the Dawes Act.

Read about the development, purpose, and effect of the Dawes Act, which was also known as the General Allotment Act. This site has images of the original document.

This companion article from the PBS series, "New Perspectives on the West," offers a lesson plan which approaches the Dawes Act from the perspective of the Nez Perce.

The Indian Removal policy was inhumane and without empathy for the Native Americans who were forced from their lands. Read about the attempts to enforce federal treaties and the final removal of three major tribes from the Southeast.

The Publications section of the website features newspapers, magazines, and souvenir pamphlets that reflect the activities of the Carlisle Indian School and its students. Many of the newspapers and magazines included here, such as The...

Students are introduced to the Cherokees' struggle to remain on their land in the early 1800s. They will learn about how the Cherokees assimilated parts of the culture of the white American South and whether this helped them to keep...