A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... subsistence without furnishing them any proper return ; we have shut them up on reservations often notoriously unfit for them , or , if fit , we have not hesitated to drive them off for our profit , without regard to theirs ; we have.
... subsistence without furnishing them any proper return ; we have shut them up on reservations often notoriously unfit for them , or , if fit , we have not hesitated to drive them off for our profit , without regard to theirs ; we have.
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... subsistence after they reach their new home ; also the erection of a grist and saw mill within two years . In 1833 the Secretary of War congratulated the country on the fact that " the country north of the Ohio , east of the Mis ...
... subsistence after they reach their new home ; also the erection of a grist and saw mill within two years . In 1833 the Secretary of War congratulated the country on the fact that " the country north of the Ohio , east of the Mis ...
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... subsistence of Delaware children , not exceeding fifty at any one time . It came out , in course of this negotiation , that two thousand dollars were due them on ar- rearages of their school fund . The Secretary acceded to this request ...
... subsistence of Delaware children , not exceeding fifty at any one time . It came out , in course of this negotiation , that two thousand dollars were due them on ar- rearages of their school fund . The Secretary acceded to this request ...
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... subsistence , and some certainty of lands enough to live on , could be secured to them . Meantime they hunted with greater diligence than ever ; and in this one year alone had sold to the fur - traders within the limits of one agency ...
... subsistence , and some certainty of lands enough to live on , could be secured to them . Meantime they hunted with greater diligence than ever ; and in this one year alone had sold to the fur - traders within the limits of one agency ...
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... subsistence by agri- culture and grazing are made , these tribes will gradually cease their roaming , and become permanently settled . " It would seem highly probable that under those conditions the half- starved creatures would be only ...
... subsistence by agri- culture and grazing are made , these tribes will gradually cease their roaming , and become permanently settled . " It would seem highly probable that under those conditions the half- starved creatures would be only ...
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