LAD #25 Dawes Severalty Act

The Dawes Act of 1887 which was approved by congress was responsible for relocating Native Americans to sections of land each person is assigned, this land is also allowed to be watched or surveyed at any time. This act also continues to describe how much land each Native American is allowed to have. If the native Americans were not given land then they would be permitted to move elsewhere in the United States. This document said that it would only be in effect for 25 years. And once this time period was up the president could decide wether or not to extend the life span. The government said that this was going to benefit the Native Americans by living under United States law and supposedly having equal rights as Americans.