Henry Laurens Dawes (October 30, 1816 – February 5, 1903) was an attorney and politician, a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative from Massachusetts.

Dawes is an American folk rock band from Los Angeles, California, composed of brothers Taylor (guitars and vocals) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums). The band has been described as being influenced by the Laurel Canyon sound, found in such artists as Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.

Feb 3, 2025 · Randy Newman’s iconic ‘I Love L.A.’ opened the Grammys. Here’s how the performance came together. Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes perform during Sunday’s …

Feb 2, 2025 · Dawes is an American rock band know for heartfelt songwriting, rich harmonies and a vintage-inspired sound that blends folk, rock and Americana. Formed in 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif., the...

May 11, 2018 · As a U.S. senator, Henry Laurens Dawes (1816-1903) sponsored important legislation designed to assimilate Native Americans into the mainstream of national life.

The Dawes Act compelled Native Americans to adopt European American culture by prohibiting Indigenous cultural practices and encouraging settler cultural practices and ideologies into Native American families and children.

DAWES, HENRY LAURENS, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Cummington, Mass., October 30, 1816; attended the common schools and received private instruction in preparatory studies; graduated from Yale College in 1839; became a teacher and edited the Greenfield Gazette and the North Adams Transcript; studied law; admitted ...

Family papers includes diaries and correspondence of Dawes; his wife, Electa Allen Sanderson Dawes; and daughter, Anna Laurens Dawes. Also includes an incomplete biography of Henry L. Dawes by Anna Laurens Dawes.

It authorized the granting of citizenship to American Indians (exempting those of the Five Civilized Tribes) who accepted allotments and lived separately from their tribes. The aim was to ease poverty among Native Americans. The author of the act, Henry L. Dawes, was born in Cummington, Mass., in 1816.

Feb 26, 2011 · When the name Henry L. Dawes comes up few know much about him except for the hundreds of thousands of American Indians whose lives were forever changed by this man. Born in Cummington, Massachusetts October 30, 1816, Dawes was well educated. He practiced law and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.