The Dawes Act and assimilation were key components of the government's policies towards Native Americans in the late 19th century.
Assimilation was a government policy aimed at encouraging Native Americans to adopt the beliefs and way of life of the dominant culture. The Dawes Act of 1887 played a significant role in this policy by dividing reservation lands into individual allotments and offering the remaining land for sale to white settlers, resulting in the loss of control of reservation lands by Native Americans. Additionally, the act led to the forced assimilation of Native American children by removing them from their families and placing them in boarding schools.
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