Dawes and Homestead Act
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- We have lots of land and are thriving!
- Its alright, the United States Government said they would give us land in Oklahoma.
- But there are more American settlers that are coming in to take our land!
- We must pass a law to allot more people land so they will pay us more taxes in the future.
- We need a new Act!
- But the Natives have all of the land we need!
- The government just passed a law! We can apply for a land grant and start a new life!
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- According to the law, we get one fourths section of land out west for free!
- We can finally start a family!!
- But, we can't sell it for five more years. So we will need to farm for five years in order to sell the land.
- I heard they're making the Indians move to their own land.
- Yeah, the government said they have to live on their own properties now.
- This sucks, the Americans get all the good land and we just get the leftovers!
- We have to live with all the other horrible tribes, they don't even kiss the tree goodnight!
- At least we get some land to work with and our own laws to make.
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