Your child knows in the 1880s the government made another policy shift in the form of the 1887 Dawes Act. This legislation broke reservations up and allotted some of the lands to individual tribal members.
Your child understands the Indigenous land base was severely decreased by the Dawes Act. Reservation land left over after allotment to Indigenous tribal members was either sold to non-Indigenous people or placed in a government trust.
Your child knows Indian boarding schools were used to destroy Indigenous cultures and languages and to assimilate Indigenous children into European American culture.
Process Goals
Your child interprets historical documents to understand the context and events
Your child views documentary footage to comprehend historical context and events
Your child reads maps to understand the geography of historical events
Your child timelines historical information
Take Notes
Have your child take notes throughout the course.
Download and print one of the note-taking organizer sheets for this unit, shown here.
Two versions are available, one in color and one with black text only.
