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title: "Why did the Dawes act convert native Americans to white culture?"  
description: "Why did the Dawes act convert native Americans to white culture?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2018-10-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51240/why-did-the-dawes-act-convert-native-americans-to-white-culture  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the Dawes act convert native Americans to white culture?

Why did the [Dawes act](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41063/did-the-dawes-act-of-1887-succeed-or-fail) [convert](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/698/convert-text-document-to-pdf-file) [native Americans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42838/what-role-did-native-americans-play-in-the-revolutionary-war) to white [culture](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44200/5-ways-to-improve-the-company-culture)?\
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