1906 Indian burialAntiquities Act - This Congressional Act - TopicsExpress



          

1906 Indian burialAntiquities Act - This Congressional Act declared that Indian bones and objects found on federal land were the property of the United States. Burke Act - This act amended the Dawes Act to give the secretary of the interior the power to remove allotments from trust before the time set by the Dawes Act, by declaring that the holders had adopted the habits of civilized life. This act also changed the point at which the government would award citizenship from the granting of the allotment to the granting of the title.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:00:00 +0000

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