A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... occupied by the United States , if not then a howling wilderness , was largely an unpeopled solitude . The roaming wild men who met the new discoverers were , however , numerous enough to make the Indian problem at the outset a serious ...
... occupied by the United States , if not then a howling wilderness , was largely an unpeopled solitude . The roaming wild men who met the new discoverers were , however , numerous enough to make the Indian problem at the outset a serious ...
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... 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 infringement ...
... 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 infringement ...
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... occupy until that right shall be extinguished by a volun- tary cession to the Government . " *** " The Indian nations have always been considered as distinct independent political communities , retaining their original natural rights as ...
... occupy until that right shall be extinguished by a volun- tary cession to the Government . " *** " The Indian nations have always been considered as distinct independent political communities , retaining their original natural rights as ...
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... occupy . The fee is in the 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 ...
... occupy . The fee is in the 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 ...
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... occupied by a weak and helpless owner , there will be a strong and unscrupulous frontiersman ready to seize it , and a weak and unscrupulous politician , who can be hired for a vote or for money , to back him . The only thing that can ...
... occupied by a weak and helpless owner , there will be a strong and unscrupulous frontiersman ready to seize it , and a weak and unscrupulous politician , who can be hired for a vote or for money , to back him . The only thing that can ...
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