Indigenous

Torey Dolan on non-Native people owning land in reservations

University of Wisconsin Law School professor Torey Dolan describes how an 1887 law known as the Dawes Act established the practice of allotment in which tribal lands were sold to non-Native owners.

By Erica Ayisi | Here & Now

August 12, 2026

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