When Eisenhower signed legislation for tribal lands in hands of state and local

Question:Did he take all the Indian's land or just the land taken away from them from the Dawes act?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Did he take all the Indian's land or just the land taken away from them from the Dawes act?

PL 280 took away federal protection of the tribes. So in effect, it was removing the Dawes Act and not replacing it with any federal rights for the tribal members on reservations and their lands. It wasn't until Nixon established self-determination that the tribes were able to protect their lands again.