A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... Article . By this treaty the powers of the government and the right to soil which had previously been in Great Britain passed defi- nitely to these States . We had before taken possession of them by declaring independence , but neither ...
... Article . By this treaty the powers of the government and the right to soil which had previously been in Great Britain passed defi- nitely to these States . We had before taken possession of them by declaring independence , but neither ...
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... article of a treaty is *** " It is a principle of universal jurisprudence that a compact cannot be rescinded by one ... articles of peace , is deemed much more odious than to provoke a war by some new demand or aggression ; for the ...
... article of a treaty is *** " It is a principle of universal jurisprudence that a compact cannot be rescinded by one ... articles of peace , is deemed much more odious than to provoke a war by some new demand or aggression ; for the ...
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... articles , promises of payment of moneys , and surrenders and cessions of land , by both parties ; were to be ratified by Congress before taking effect ; and were understood by the Indians agreeing to them to be as binding as if they ...
... articles , promises of payment of moneys , and surrenders and cessions of land , by both parties ; were to be ratified by Congress before taking effect ; and were understood by the Indians agreeing to them to be as binding as if they ...
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... Article of the treaty , " that the Delaware chiefs , Kelelamand , or Lieut . - colonel Henry , Henque Pushees , or the Big Cat , and Wicocalind , or Captain White Eyes , who took up the hatchet for the United States , and their families ...
... Article of the treaty , " that the Delaware chiefs , Kelelamand , or Lieut . - colonel Henry , Henque Pushees , or the Big Cat , and Wicocalind , or Captain White Eyes , who took up the hatchet for the United States , and their families ...
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... Article of the treaty said " the Indians may punish him as they please . " Michigan , Ohio , Indiana , Pennsylvania ... articles that white men committing offences or murders on Indians should be punished in the same way as Indians ...
... Article of the treaty said " the Indians may punish him as they please . " Michigan , Ohio , Indiana , Pennsylvania ... articles that white men committing offences or murders on Indians should be punished in the same way as Indians ...
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