Answer the following questions:
What do you see as the primary difference between Native American and European American conceptions of land and ownership? How did tradition, religion, and/or perspective play a role for each group?
What factors contributed to the government’s policy toward Native Americans after the Civil War?
What was the white perspective regarding the land issue and Native American policies?
In what ways did the Native Americans respond? What was the effect of the Dawes Act on Native American cultural beliefs and traditions?