A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... thing is to go and fight those whom you know are in the right . " The Indian Bu- reau is often unable to fulfil the treaties , because Congress has failed to make the appropriations . If its agents are not men of the highest character ...
... thing is to go and fight those whom you know are in the right . " The Indian Bu- reau is often unable to fulfil the treaties , because Congress has failed to make the appropriations . If its agents are not men of the highest character ...
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... thing which they believe in more than any other , and mean that every man on this continent shall have , it is " fair play . " And as soon as they fairly understand how cruelly it has been denied to the Indian , they will rise up and ...
... thing which they believe in more than any other , and mean that every man on this continent shall have , it is " fair play . " And as soon as they fairly understand how cruelly it has been denied to the Indian , they will rise up and ...
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... thing between them , is remarkable . It is impos- sible for us to realize what a sudden invitation to greed and discord lay in this fair , beautiful , unclaimed continent — eight millions of square miles of land - more than twice the ...
... thing between them , is remarkable . It is impos- sible for us to realize what a sudden invitation to greed and discord lay in this fair , beautiful , unclaimed continent — eight millions of square miles of land - more than twice the ...
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... things , it was bound to give way . It being clear , then , that the Indians ' " right of occupancy " was a right recognized by all the great discovering Powers , acted upon by them in all their dispositions of lands here dis- covered ...
... things , it was bound to give way . It being clear , then , that the Indians ' " right of occupancy " was a right recognized by all the great discovering Powers , acted upon by them in all their dispositions of lands here dis- covered ...
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... thing to be included . The word " subject " is a strong participle when it is used legally . Pro- visions are made in wills , " subject to " a widow's right of dower , for instance , and the provisions cannot be carried out without the ...
... thing to be included . The word " subject " is a strong participle when it is used legally . Pro- visions are made in wills , " subject to " a widow's right of dower , for instance , and the provisions cannot be carried out without the ...
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