Can the "Dawes Act" be repealed?

First off, you seem to be a bit confused as to what the Daws Act is, and what the Trail of Tears is.

The Trail of Tears was a forced relocation of the Cherokee from the eastern woodlands to Oklahoma between 1837 and 1838.

The Daws Act was not passed until 1887. It basically meant that if a Native-American would sign away any affiliation with their tribe, they would be given a property settlement.

The Daws Act was repealed, except that its not really that simple.

In 1934 The Indian Reorganization Act was passed, and it's basic purpose was to reverse as much as possible the actions of the Daws Act.

The Act stated that the US government would began negotiating with Native-American tribes, and is the reason we have Indian Reservations.

Unfortunately, this really only benefited those Native-Americans who had retained thier culture up to that point. For those who did accept the offer provided by the Daws Act, there wasn't really much that could be done.

If your family was a victim was a victim of the Trail of Tears, Im afraid it is not going to be reversed any time soon, as It would mean dissolving several US States, and returning the land to the Cherokee Indians.

Your best bet would be to try and use your heritage as a business advantage. For example, art by someone who is at least 1/16 Native-American can be marketed as Native-American art, and is therefore considerably more valuable.

Why replace it with anything? It was YOUR PEOPLE whom continually cry about this and that being 'broken'... Yes people get sick and even die from it and sickness costs money. What is NOT changed is that. You cannot legislate eternal life no matter how hard you try! You can't replace money with good intentions so neither can it be bought with by imaginary "Obama Money" which seems to be how Obamacare is 'funded': by having someone else pay for it.

It is physically possible but socially and economically impossible. They aren't going to give Georgia back to the Cherokees, either.

This category is genealogy, by the way. That means researching your family tree. There are other categories for politics and law.

That is a very interesting concept. Unfortunately, there is no economic way it can be done. Besides, who would benefit? There are so few full - 50% survivors, it wouldn't amount to much.