Land lottery of 1901
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United States federal land distribution program
event in the history of Oklahoma
historical event
land lottery
The Land lottery of 1901 was a U.S. government-run drawing that distributed former Native American lands in the Oklahoma Territory to white settlers, marking a major episode in the region’s settlement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal land distribution program
ⓘ
event in the history of Oklahoma ⓘ historical event ⓘ land lottery ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | white settlers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1901 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
episode in the dispossession of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
major episode in the settlement of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| follows |
Oklahoma land runs of the 1880s and 1890s
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
implementation of the Dawes Act ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
dispossession of Indigenous peoples
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rapid increase in white settlement in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ transfer of land from Native American ownership to non-Native ownership ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| legalBasis | U.S. federal land and allotment policies ⓘ |
| location | Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | random drawing of land claims ⓘ |
| organizer |
General Land Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
allotment and dispossession of Native American lands
ⓘ
settlement of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| purpose |
distribution of former Native American lands to non-Indigenous settlers
ⓘ
opening of reservation lands to white settlement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dawes Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma land openings NERFINISHED ⓘ allotment of Native American reservations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| topic |
Native American land loss
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U.S. Indian policy ⓘ settler colonialism in the United States ⓘ |
| victim | Native American nations in Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
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