Indian Appropriations Act

The Indian Appropriations Act is the name of several acts passed by the United States Congress. A considerable number of acts were passed under the same name throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the most notable landmark acts consist of the 1851 Indian Appropriations Act and the 1871 Indian Appropriations Act.

Read more about Indian Appropriations Act:  1851 Act, 1871 Act, 1885 Act, 1889 Act

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