Native Americans were still seen as a less civilized race, but those against the law believed that Indians could become civilized without any guidance. Not to mention that the land given to the natives was more often than not selected for them, much of the land given was poor land which made farming nearly impossible. The best land would go to the more civilized of the two races or to the one with the most wealth. Despite the Indians receiving poor land, there were many occasions when the Indians were robbed of their land before the government issued title to them. Any land given to the natives was stolen from them or of poor quality, the Dawes Act seemed to be more in the interest of the white settlers than the intended party. The Dawes Act may have been written to ensure the safety and prosperity of the Indians, but it was doomed to fail. In the past, numerous treaties and acts have been proposed and passed with what appears to be in the best interests of the native, but all have been abandoned and rewritten with fewer offers from time to time. The lands given to natives were often not the easiest to tame, nor were they the best on which to attempt a dignified life. Often the Indians even had their land taken from them. Ultimately, the Dawes Act was a land grab attempt, and a very successful one at that