Problem
The agrarian myth draws on Locke's ideas about the social contract and property rights in the context of early American Republic ideals of liberty, democracy and the equitable distribution of land for European American males to cultivate the wilderness. Describe the key features of the General Allotment Act of 1887, and explain why it may be interpreted as an attempt to socially incorporate Native Americans into mainstream American society through a new version of the agrarian myth. Also, explain why most tribal members and New Deal advocates, such as John Collier, considered this attempt a failure.