Dawes Act: An 1887 law that divided Native American reservation lands into individual plots for tribal members while also encouraging assimilation into mainstream American society.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): The federal agency responsible for managing the government's relations with Native American tribes, including overseeing reservations and implementing policies related to their resettlement.
Indian Boarding Schools: Educational institutions established during the late 19th and early 20th centuries that aimed to assimilate Native American children into Euro-American culture by separating them from their families and traditional ways of life.