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Historical Context of Tribal Health Issues
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What was the name of the federal policy that aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society?
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The Dawes Act
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The Dawes Act, also known as the General Allotment Act, was a federal policy enacted in 1887 that aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by dividing tribal lands into individual allotments.