A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... civilized , can go to our courts for protection - except those who belong to the tribes who once owned this country . The cannibal from the islands of the Pacific , the worst criminals from Europe , Asia , or Africa , can appeal to the ...
... civilized , can go to our courts for protection - except those who belong to the tribes who once owned this country . The cannibal from the islands of the Pacific , the worst criminals from Europe , Asia , or Africa , can appeal to the ...
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... civilized village . The pioneer settlers have had too much at stake to excite an Indian massacre , which would overwhelm their loved ones in ruin . The army are not responsible for Indian wars ; they are men under authority , " who go ...
... civilized village . The pioneer settlers have had too much at stake to excite an Indian massacre , which would overwhelm their loved ones in ruin . The army are not responsible for Indian wars ; they are men under authority , " who go ...
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... civilized people . Our best friends have suffered more deeply from our neglect and violated faith than our most bitter foes . Peaceable Indians often say , " You leave us to suffer ; if we killed your people , then you would take care ...
... civilized people . Our best friends have suffered more deeply from our neglect and violated faith than our most bitter foes . Peaceable Indians often say , " You leave us to suffer ; if we killed your people , then you would take care ...
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... civilized in unnumbered instances , while the changes which in our time have been wrought among the canni- bals of the South Sea and the barbarians of South Africa , and among the wildest and most savage of the North American In- dians ...
... civilized in unnumbered instances , while the changes which in our time have been wrought among the canni- bals of the South Sea and the barbarians of South Africa , and among the wildest and most savage of the North American In- dians ...
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... civilized life . They are not likely to be exter- minated . Unless we ourselves withdraw from all contact with them , and leave them to roam untrammeled over their wilds , or until the power of a Christian civilization shall make them ...
... civilized life . They are not likely to be exter- minated . Unless we ourselves withdraw from all contact with them , and leave them to roam untrammeled over their wilds , or until the power of a Christian civilization shall make them ...
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