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 The act provided for the following:
-. Each Indian family head be allotted a 160 acre farm out of reservation lands.
+#Each Indian family head be allotted a 160 acre farm out of reservation lands.
+#Each new land owner who abandoned tribal practices and adopted the "habits of civilized life" would be granted American citizenship.
+#"Surplus" reservation lands would be made available to sell to white settlers.
-. Each new land owner who abandoned tribal practices and adopted the "habits of civilized life" would be granted American citizenship.
+The Dawes Act, while well intentioned, did not benefit the Indians. The lands they were assigned were poor and the concept of "Americanization" led to a destruction of Indian culture and the destruction of the traditional status of Indian women in tribal life. Finally, as a result of the "surplus" land provision the Indians lost 90 million out of 140 acres of reservation land.
-. "Surplus" reservation lands would be made available to sell to white settlers.
-The Dawes Act, while well intentioned, did not benefit the Indians. The lands they were assigned were poor and the concept of "Americanization" led to a destruction of Indian culture and the destruction of the traditional status of Indian women in tribal life. Finally, as a result of the "surplus" land provision the Indians lost 90 million out of 140 acres of reservation land.
 === 1924 - Snyder Indian Citizenship Act  ===