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1887 Dawes Act {Ans: Legislation that authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.}1865 13th Amendment {Ans: Ratified by Congress and the states; abolished slavery in the U.S., leading to significant social and economic changes.}Felony Disenfranchisement Laws {Ans: Prevent felons from voting, disproportionately affecting minorities and undermining democratic participation.}Boarding School Healing Project {Ans: Indian children were forcibly abducted by government agents, sent to schools hundreds of miles away, and beaten, starved, or otherwise abused when they spoke their Native languages}Social Construction {Ans: The process by which individuals and groups shape reality through social interaction.}Origins of the American Indian Boarding Schools {Ans: 19th century, aimed to assimilate Native American Children into Euro-American Culture. First school, Carlisle Indian Industrial School was founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt. Some reperations include paying the Native People and land return/acknowledgement}