The Act provided for transferring the land to profit-making corporations that were required to be created by the indigenous peoples and for paying a sum of money to each native corporation - a sum far less than the value of the land.
该法规定土著人民必须开办盈利的公司，并将土地转让给它们；还规定向每个土著公司支付一笔远远低于土地价值的资金。