Assimilation of Native Americans is an important issue in the history of United States. It describes how the Federal government and land hungry whites tried to assimilate Native Americans into the mainstream of American life. Look into the course of assimilation and its results. The DAwes Act of 1877 was passed to reform and civilize the natives. The end result was that land hungry whites took away millions of acres of lands belonged to Native Indians. The future of the Native Americans looked bleak and they became helpless.