Question

11/3 rtunit 10 assessment
(10.1) how did the dawes act affect indigenous cultural practices?
○ it encouraged traditional cultural ceremonies
○ it promoted the continuation of tribal governance
○ it attempted to replace traditional ways with euro - american practices and politics

Explanation:

The Dawes Act (1887) aimed to assimilate Indigenous peoples by allotting tribal lands to individual families, disrupting communal landholding. This policy undermined traditional cultural practices tied to communal life, tribal governance, and land-based traditions, pushing Euro-American agricultural and social norms instead.

Answer:

It attempted to replace traditional ways with Euro-American practices and Politics