He strongly opposed the Dawes Act, intended to break up communal Native American lands and force assimilation of the people, accurately stating that it was directed at forcing the Indians to give up their land so that it could be sold to white settlers.
He strongly opposed the Dawes Act. The Dawes Act was intended to break up communal Native American lands and force assimilation of the people. It was directed at forcing the Indians to give up their land so that it could be sold to white settlers. This was what the Dawes Act was accurately stating.