3,000 Govt Homesteads Pine Ridge Rose Bud Indian Reservations SD 1911 Pamphlet For Sale

The North-Western Line, 1911. Pamphlet. These events were facilitated by the Dawes Act of 1887, which broke up communal tribal lands into individual allotments and allowed the "surplus" to be sold to white settlers . This brochure outlines the opportunity for any United States citizen over the age of 21 who does not already own 160 acres of U.S. land to apply and secure a homestead. Married women were not eligible to apply "unless she has been deserted or abandoned by her husband, or unless her husband is incapacitated by disease or otherwise earning support for his family, and she is the head and main support of the family."

The brochure also provides a description of the lands open to settlement and detailed instructions on the process for registering and selecting the allotted 160-acre tracts. The North-Western Line, a subsidiary of the Chicago and North Western Railway, was a major economic force in South Dakota beginning in 1878.

Federal Indian policy during the period from 1870 to 1910 marked a departure from earlier policies that were dominated by removal, treaties, reservations, and war. The new policy, known as the General Allotment Act of 1887 or Dawes Act, focused specifically on breaking up reservations and tribal lands by granting land allotments to individual Native Americans. Amendments to the General Allotment Act also made it easier for Indian land to pass into non-Indian hands. The Burke Act (1906) contributed to the ongoing fractionation of lands within reservation boundaries by requiring the government to assess whether individuals were "competent and capable" to manage their land. Printed on both sides of a 32" x 9" sheet that folds to 4" x 9 ¼" (16 panels), including a map on one panel.

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