A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... lands still occupied by Indians — and that for any nation to attempt to take possession of , grant , sell , or convey any such Indian - occupied lands while said lands were claimed by other nations under the right of discovery , was an ...
... lands still occupied by Indians — and that for any nation to attempt to take possession of , grant , sell , or convey any such Indian - occupied lands while said lands were claimed by other nations under the right of discovery , was an ...
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... lands resided , while we were colonies , in the Crown or its gran- tees . The validity of the titles given by either has never been questioned in our courts . It has been exercised uniformly over territories in possession of the Indians ...
... lands resided , while we were colonies , in the Crown or its gran- tees . The validity of the titles given by either has never been questioned in our courts . It has been exercised uniformly over territories in possession of the Indians ...
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... land . " The treaties with Spain and England before the acquisition of Florida by the United States , which guaranteed to the Sem- inole Indians their lands , according to the right of property with which they possessed them , were ...
... land . " The treaties with Spain and England before the acquisition of Florida by the United States , which guaranteed to the Sem- inole Indians their lands , according to the right of property with which they possessed them , were ...
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... lands . As inde- pendent powers , we negotiated with them by treaties ; as pro- prietors , we purchased of them all the land which we could prevail on them to sell ; as brethren of the human race , rude and ignorant , we endeavored to ...
... lands . As inde- pendent powers , we negotiated with them by treaties ; as pro- prietors , we purchased of them all the land which we could prevail on them to sell ; as brethren of the human race , rude and ignorant , we endeavored to ...
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... lands within their respective limits ; and beyond the States the residue of the ungranted lands were vested in fee in the United States , sub- ject to the Indian possessory right , to the extent of the national limits . " Dr. Walker ...
... lands within their respective limits ; and beyond the States the residue of the ungranted lands were vested in fee in the United States , sub- ject to the Indian possessory right , to the extent of the national limits . " Dr. Walker ...
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