Oklahoma Social Studies OKH.C.3.4

OKH.C.3.4 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• OKH.C.3.4.A

  Compare multiple points of view to evaluate the impact of the Dawes Act of 1877 (General Allotment Act) which resulted in the loss of Tribal communal lands thro...

• OKH.C.3.4.B

  Describe the intent and effects of the Indian Appropriations Act and methods (e.g., land runs, lotteries) used for the forced redistribution of Tribal lands, su...

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how federal appropriations laws opened land to settlers and how allotment split communal land into private parcels. They compare Tribal, federal, and settler views of land runs and lotteries.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given a map, students can identify land allotted to individuals and land opened to settlers. They can explain why federal officials called allotment a reform while many Tribal people saw land loss and less control over decisions.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think allotment gave Tribes more land because individuals received parcels. They may assume land runs and lotteries were fair to Tribes because settlers followed rules.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: How did allotment and the 1889 land run each reduce Tribal control of land? Include one Tribal view and one federal or settler view.

1. 01

   Give groups a paper grid representing communal land; have them mark individual allotments and land opened to settlers, then count the remaining squares.

2. 02

   Give students a Tribal leader's statement and a congressional speech; ask them to write who gained land and who lost decision-making power.

3. 03

   Run a card sort matching allotment, the 1889 land run, the 1893 Cherokee Outlet run, and later lotteries to their outcomes.

4. 04

   Have students find the Unassigned Lands and Cherokee Outlet on a historical map, then locate those areas on a current Oklahoma map.

• 8.C.8.3.A

  Explain the federal government’s inconsistent adherence to treaties with Tribal Nations and the political pressures from states seeking control over Tribal land...

• 8.C.4.3.C

  Explain that Tribal governments retain powers of internal self-government, including making and enforcing laws, determining citizenship, and managing lands and ...

• USH.C.7.2.B

  Explain changes in Tribal self-determination gained through legislation, such as the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, Indian Self Determination and Education As...