Curtis Act

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U.S. federal law of 1898 that extended allotment policy to the Five Civilized Tribes

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Jeremy BamberBoring History for Sleep · The Entire History of the Cherokee Tribe 🦅🏹 | A Story ... · 2:31:13 · 13 Aug
…Bringing them under the allotment policy required the Curtis Act of 1898, which dissolved the tribal governments of the five tribes, invalidated tribal courts, and authorized the Dawes Commission a body established for the specific purpose of enrolling tribal members and surveying tribal lands for allotment to proceed with the division of what had been colle…
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