Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Dawes Act and Commission" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Dawes Act, Dawes Commission, General Allotment Act, Five Tribes, Indians, Indian land, Chippewas, Choctaws, Cherokees, fraud, severalty
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1887 and 1925.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Indian Reservations"
The Mitchell Capital (Mitchell, SD), March 11, 1887, Image 5, col. 3.
"Indian Land Question"
The Memphis Appeal (Memphis, TN), June 27, 1887, Page 5, Image 5, col. 3.
"Sioux in Great Luck"
St. Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), February 20, 1890, Image 1, col. 6.
"Washington Letter: Dawes Commission Action Under Discussion"
The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK), November 28, 1899, Image 6, col. 1-4.
"The Claimants View: Why they Mistrust the Dawes Commission"
The Daily Chieftain (Vinita, OK), April 5, 1900, Image 1, col. 1-5.
"Laws for the Indian"
The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, KS), April 14, 1900, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-3.
"Something Rotten in Denmark: Trouble Brewing Between Dawes Commission and Hitchcock"
The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK), February 22, 1901, Image 1, col. 2-3.
"Difficulties of the Five Tribes"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), March 17, 1901, Magazine Section, Page 10, Image 49, col. 4-7.
"Charged with Fraud: Dawes Commission Accused of Unlawful Acts"
The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, IN), September 29, 1903, Page 8, Image 8, col. 5.
"Court Scores the Dawes Commission"
The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), October 12, 1903, Page 3, Image 3, col. 5-7.
"Indians Always Prey of Whites"
Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), January 2, 1911, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1-6.
"Chippewas Demand Their Rights"
The Tomahwak (White Earth, MN), May 4, 1922, Image 4, col. 1-6.

Dawes Act and Commission: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America