In 1893, the United States Dawes Commission under the direction of Henry L. Dawes was established by an act of Congress directing the break-up of communal tribal lands and the allotment of plots to individual households.
The United States Dawes Commission under the direction of Henry L. Dawes was established by an act of Congress. This was in 1893. This Congress was directing the break-up of communal tribal lands to individual households. This Congress was directing the break-up of the allotment of plots to individual households.