1898

Curtis Act extends allotment and undermines governments

Indian Territory; Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee and Seminole nations

Congress extended allotment and curtailed tribal institutions, overriding the protections associated with earlier removal agreements. The act furthered land loss and paved the way for Oklahoma statehood.

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Context / qualification

Do not describe tribal sovereignty as legally extinguished in every respect.

Sources

• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 8
• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 8

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