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What safeguards found in the Dawes Act were intended to protect the Indians’ title to their land? Why did these provisions represent a triumph for advocates of “gradual” assimilation? How did later legislation erode these safeguards? Why did some reformers believe that leasing the land would benefit the Indians? Finally, evaluate the Dawes Act in terms of the ongoing struggle between Native Americans and whites over control of the land. Did the allotment policy differ from previous policies in this respect