Websites
Ourdocuments.gov has descriptions and photos of 100 milestone documents in U.S. History. The Dawes Act makes the list. We're so proud.
This website simply and succinctly summarizes the effects the Dawes Act had on Native American lands. It's pretty awesome. And depressing.
Will Rogers was probably the most famous humorist of the early 20th century. He was 25% Cherokee, and in 1900, he applied for an allotment under the Dawes Act. The National Archives has a copy of his application. Rogers was once reported to have said, "My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat" (source).(Or some variant of that. He told the joke many times.)
Btw, if you've never been to the National Archives, put it on your must-see list. Seeing the original Declaration of Independence up close and personal will give you chills. If it doesn't, don't tell Shmoop about it or we'll have to report you to the Department of Homeland Security.
On the Smithsonian Mall in Washington, D.C. and awesome. Just awesome.
Movie or Tv Productions
This movie's about the confrontations between Native Americans and U.S. government in the late 1800s. It has a very, very rose-tinted-glasses perspective of Henry Dawes. He's the good guy, played by Aidan Quinn.
This movie is a must for those studying the conflicts between the Native Americans and the white settlers.
Articles and Interviews
A fair assessment of the impact the Dawes Act had on Native American people, from a Native American website.
Video
YouTube has everything: Even accurate and surprisingly entertaining history videos about the Dawes Act and one of its leading proponents.
Short and sweet little vid about Grover Cleveland's first Presidential Term.
This two-minute video is worth it for one infographic alone. And, the weird fact that it's seemingly narrated by Face from the A-Team.
Audio
The actor discusses his role in Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee with NPR.
An excerpt from the Smithsonian audio tours of the National Portrait Gallery
Images
As he got older, the beard got more awesome.
Advertising was just as insidious in the 1800's as it is now.
You really need to see this map.
Always apt, and usually more sad than funny.