Legislation

Native American Policy: The Peace Commission (1867) - was an attempt to bring peace to western lands by creating reservations for Indian tribes. The Dawes Severalty Act (1877) - granting of landholding to individual Native Americans, replacing communal tribal holdings. The Burke Act (1906) - allowed Indians to become citizens if they left their tribes. The Indian Removal Act (1830) - removed Indians from the American territory (1830) to a reserved territory for them.