A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... North Amer- ican Indian is the noblest type of a heathen man on the earth . He recognizes a Great Spirit ; he believes in immortality ; he has a quick intellect ; he is a clear thinker ; he is brave and fearless , and , until betrayed ...
... North Amer- ican Indian is the noblest type of a heathen man on the earth . He recognizes a Great Spirit ; he believes in immortality ; he has a quick intellect ; he is a clear thinker ; he is brave and fearless , and , until betrayed ...
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... North Ameri- can continent . Different tribes then existing have dwindled , and some have become extinct ; but there is reason to believe that the vast territory now occupied by the United States , if not then a howling wilderness , was ...
... North Ameri- can continent . Different tribes then existing have dwindled , and some have become extinct ; but there is reason to believe that the vast territory now occupied by the United States , if not then a howling wilderness , was ...
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... North America was discovered ? Between the theory of some sentimentalists that the Indians were the real owners of the soil , and the theory of some politicians that they had no right of ownership whatever in it , there are innumerable ...
... North America was discovered ? Between the theory of some sentimentalists that the Indians were the real owners of the soil , and the theory of some politicians that they had no right of ownership whatever in it , there are innumerable ...
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... North Carolina and Virginia , to a great extent , paid their of- ficers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War by such grants , and extinguished the arrears due the army by similar means . It was one of the great resources which ...
... North Carolina and Virginia , to a great extent , paid their of- ficers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War by such grants , and extinguished the arrears due the army by similar means . It was one of the great resources which ...
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... North- ern Department ; and for extinguishing the Indian claims , the whole of the said $ 20,000 , together with $ 6000 of the said $ 14,000 , to be applied solely to the purpose of extinguishing Indian claims to the lands they have ...
... North- ern Department ; and for extinguishing the Indian claims , the whole of the said $ 20,000 , together with $ 6000 of the said $ 14,000 , to be applied solely to the purpose of extinguishing Indian claims to the lands they have ...
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