Many Indians were forced to sell their allotted land and pay taxes which the government said they owed.

Under this treaty, the formation of reservations began where pieces of allotted land were distributed to several tribes.

Later the Forest Department forbade shifting cultivation and restricted cultivation to the allotted lands.

On May 23, a sharecropper peasant was beaten up by the landlord's men while attempting to till his allotted land.

Fractionated interests in individual Indian allotted land continue to expand exponentially with each new generation.

Indians could not sell, lease, or otherwise encumber their allotted lands without government approval.

After twenty-five years, the allotted lands would become subject to taxation.

Ranchers used the allotted land pretty much as they saw fit until the mid-70's when environmental regulations severely curtailed agricultural operations and grazing rights.

Native Americans were registered on the Dawes Rolls and allotted land from the common reserve.

In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Act which broke up the reservation and allotted land to the tribal members.