The Allotment Act...how it crippled the Indian community further--Video

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Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee, discusses how the Allotment Act in 1887 helped in the continued destruction of the Indian identity. The movie, Far and Away with Tom Cruise, also portrayed this "Land Rush", hosted by the Government.

Why do I bring Indian history into this forum?

If you wish to understand a people (as a caregiver), you need to understand their history...especially so with the Indian.

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