In the late 1800's, the policy of the Federal Government toward Native American Indians, as shown by the Dawes Act, was to
O grant full citizen rights to Native American Indians
O encourage Native Ameicans to assimilate into American culture
• restore land to the Native American Indian tribes that had lost lands to white settler
• restore land to the Native American Indian tribes that had lost lands to white settlers
• encourage Native Americans to assimilate into American culture.
The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 with the aim of assimilating Native American Indians into mainstream American society. The act authorized the distribution of Native American reservation lands to individual tribal members, with the goal of encouraging private property ownership and farming. This policy was motivated by the belief that Native Americans needed to adopt the farming lifestyle of white settlers to become productive citizens. The act also sought to dismantle Native American tribal governments and implement American legal and political systems on reservations.