A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page 45
... tracts of land . But it was stated to the Indians that these reservations were not made " to annoy or impose the smallest degree of re- straint on them in the quiet enjoyment and full possession of their lands , " but simply to ...
... tracts of land . But it was stated to the Indians that these reservations were not made " to annoy or impose the smallest degree of re- straint on them in the quiet enjoyment and full possession of their lands , " but simply to ...
Page 46
... tract of land between the Ohio and the Wabash rivers ( which they sold to us for a ten years ' annuity of three hundred dollars , which was to be exclusively appropriated to ameliorating their condition and promoting their civilization ...
... tract of land between the Ohio and the Wabash rivers ( which they sold to us for a ten years ' annuity of three hundred dollars , which was to be exclusively appropriated to ameliorating their condition and promoting their civilization ...
Page 47
... tract now ceded contains at least two millions of acres , and embraces some of the finest lands in the Western country . " Cheap at one thousand dollars a year ! -even with the negro man thrown in , which General Harrison tells the ...
... tract now ceded contains at least two millions of acres , and embraces some of the finest lands in the Western country . " Cheap at one thousand dollars a year ! -even with the negro man thrown in , which General Harrison tells the ...
Page 55
... tract to white settlers : The Indians have experienced enough to shake their confidence in the laws which govern the white race . The ir- ruptions of intruders on their trust lands , their bloody dissen- sions among themselves ...
... tract to white settlers : The Indians have experienced enough to shake their confidence in the laws which govern the white race . The ir- ruptions of intruders on their trust lands , their bloody dissen- sions among themselves ...
Page 84
... tract whose boun- daries were defined . The land relinquished included lands in Kansas and Nebraska , and all of that part of Colorado which is north of the Arkansas , and east of the Rocky Mountains . The Cheyennes and Arapahoes , in ...
... tract whose boun- daries were defined . The land relinquished included lands in Kansas and Nebraska , and all of that part of Colorado which is north of the Arkansas , and east of the Rocky Mountains . The Cheyennes and Arapahoes , in ...
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