A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... Government needs , first of all , to be Christian , and to treat the Indian question as Christian principles require . This means at the outset that we should be honest , and not talk about maintaining our rights until we are willing to ...
... Government needs , first of all , to be Christian , and to treat the Indian question as Christian principles require . This means at the outset that we should be honest , and not talk about maintaining our rights until we are willing to ...
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... Government , which is his guar- dian , having educated him for this ownership , should endow him with it . But until the Indian becomes as able as is the average white man to manage his property for himself , the Government should ...
... Government , which is his guar- dian , having educated him for this ownership , should endow him with it . But until the Indian becomes as able as is the average white man to manage his property for himself , the Government should ...
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... Government , on taking its place among the nations , also recog- nized or accepted this Indian " right of occupancy " as an act- ual right . Upon this point , also , there is no doubt . " By the treaty which concluded the War of our ...
... Government , on taking its place among the nations , also recog- nized or accepted this Indian " right of occupancy " as an act- ual right . Upon this point , also , there is no doubt . " By the treaty which concluded the War of our ...
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... Government . They cannot , of course , aliene them either to nations or individuals , the ex- clusive right of pre - emption being in the Government . Yet they have a qualified right of occupancy which can only be ex- tinguished by ...
... Government . They cannot , of course , aliene them either to nations or individuals , the ex- clusive right of pre - emption being in the Government . Yet they have a qualified right of occupancy which can only be ex- tinguished by ...
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... Government in its treaty - breaking with the Indians . Vattel says , on the dissolution of treaties : " Treaties may ... Government's con- tinuous violation of its treaties with the Indians , that it was , in the first place , absurd to ...
... Government in its treaty - breaking with the Indians . Vattel says , on the dissolution of treaties : " Treaties may ... Government's con- tinuous violation of its treaties with the Indians , that it was , in the first place , absurd to ...
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