What was the reservation plan?

The reservation plan, often associated with U.S. policies towards Native Americans, involved designating specific areas of land for tribes to live on, known as reservations. This plan aimed to relocate Indigenous peoples from their ancestral lands, often through treaties that were frequently broken or disregarded. The intention was to assimilate Native Americans into Euro-American culture while also facilitating westward expansion. Ultimately, these policies led to significant loss of land, culture, and autonomy for many Indigenous communities.