USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -An Indian reservation is land that has been set aside by the federal government for the use, possession, and benefit of an Indian tribe or group of Indians. The terms Indian country and Indian reservation are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same.

Detailed explanation-2: -The total area of all reservations is 56, 200, 000 acres (22, 700, 000 ha; 87, 800 sq mi; 227, 000 km2), approximately 2.3% of the total area of the United States and about the size of the state of Idaho.

Detailed explanation-3: -Removal and settlement on reservations served two purposes for the United States. First, it cleared land of Native Americans for western expansion. Second, it permitted the United States to carry out a program of Americanizing Tribes into communities of small farmers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term “reservation” comes from the early days of Indian contact with the white people. The Indians gave up large portions of their land through treaties “reserving” a portion of the land for their own use. Reservations are usually small parcels of land on which Indian people were supposed to live.