After the Dawes Act of 1887, Native Americans lost a significant portion of their land. Originally, they held about 138 million acres, but by 1934, following the act's implementation, they were left with only around 48 million acres. The Dawes Act aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by allotting individual plots of land, leading to widespread loss of communal lands and further erosion of tribal sovereignty.
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