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Identity Quotes
An Act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations […] (1.2).
Power Quotes
An Act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians,...
Choices Quotes
That all allotments set apart under the provisions of this act shall be selected by the Indians, heads of families selecting for their minor children, and the agents shall select for each orphan ch...