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Page xiii
... disturbed his ancestor as well as himself . To each head of a family there should , within the reservation , be assigned a homestead . The number of acres in it should be sufficiently large , but not INTRODUCTORY . xiii.
... disturbed his ancestor as well as himself . To each head of a family there should , within the reservation , be assigned a homestead . The number of acres in it should be sufficiently large , but not INTRODUCTORY . xiii.
Page xviii
... responsible , practically he is gov- erned by the head of the bureau . We , therefore , recommend that Indian affairs be committed to an independent depart- ment . " The Sioux commission of 1876 , in referring to the xviii INTRODUCTORY .
... responsible , practically he is gov- erned by the head of the bureau . We , therefore , recommend that Indian affairs be committed to an independent depart- ment . " The Sioux commission of 1876 , in referring to the xviii INTRODUCTORY .
Page xix
... head one of the first men of the nation , whose recommendations would be heeded , and who , as a member of the cabinet , could confer with the heads of the war and interior departments , and devise such wise and just plans as would ...
... head one of the first men of the nation , whose recommendations would be heeded , and who , as a member of the cabinet , could confer with the heads of the war and interior departments , and devise such wise and just plans as would ...
Page xxiv
... head of one column of 8,000 troops , well provided with all the materials and equipments of war . He had as allies several battalions of Creek Indian war- riors . Choctaws and Delawares also joined his standard . This one single Indian ...
... head of one column of 8,000 troops , well provided with all the materials and equipments of war . He had as allies several battalions of Creek Indian war- riors . Choctaws and Delawares also joined his standard . This one single Indian ...
Page 11
... head cut off , whence that place did bear the name of Sachem's Head . " · The contemplated expedition against the doomed Pequods met with some delay after the troops were raised , and some had gone forward under Underhill to Fort ...
... head cut off , whence that place did bear the name of Sachem's Head . " · The contemplated expedition against the doomed Pequods met with some delay after the troops were raised , and some had gone forward under Underhill to Fort ...
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annuities Apaches Arapahoes Arkansas army authority band Black Hills Black Kettle buffalo camp cavalry ceded Cherokees Cheyennes and Arapahoes chief Choctaws Cobb Comanches command commission commissioner of Indian Congress council Creek Crook Custer Delawares desire dians duty expedition fact Fort Cobb Fort Laramie Fort Sill governor Harney Hazen horses hostile hundred hunt Indian affairs Indian nations Indian Territory Indian tribes Kansas Kettle's killed Kiowas lands located lodges McKenzie ment Miami miles military officers military posts Missouri Missouri river Northern Cheyennes Ohio parties peace persons Piegan ponies possession president provisions punish Red Cloud agency removal reservation Santee Sioux Satanta savage secretary secretary of war sent September settlements settlers Shawanoes Sheridan Sherman Sioux Sitting Bull soldiers Spotted Tail stipulations supplies thence Thornburgh tion troops United Utes village warriors Washita women and children Wyandots
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Page 60 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page xxiv - I, in virtue of the commission of his Majesty which I hold in my hand, and which may be seen by all whom it may concern, have taken, and do now take, in the name of his Majesty and of his...
Page 35 - And we do further declare it to be our royal will and pleasure, for the present, as aforesaid, to reserve under our sovereignty, protection, and dominion, for the use of the said Indians...
Page 118 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said Territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Page 36 - Indians within those parts of our colonies where we have thought proper to allow settlement ; but that if at any time any of the said Indians should be inclined to dispose of the said lands, the same shall be purchased only for us, in our name, at some public meeting or assembly of the said Indians, to be held for that purpose by the governor or commander-in-chief of our colony respectively within which they shall lie...
Page 35 - Company, as also all the Lands and Territories lying to the Westward of the Sources of the Rivers which fall into the Sea from the West and North West as aforesaid.
Page 102 - If the principle involved in the obvious answer to these questions be abandoned, it will follow that the objects of this government are reversed, and that it has become a part of its duty to aid in destroying the States which it was established to protect.
Page 74 - And in consideration of the peace now established ; of the goods formerly received from the United States ; of those now to be delivered ; and of the yearly delivery of goods now stipulated to be made hereafter ; and to indemnify the United States for the injuries and expenses they have sustained during the war...
Page 14 - I send are of the same mind, and shall, in all things, behave themselves accordingly ; and, if in anything any shall offend you or your people, you shall have a full and speedy satisfaction for the same, by an equal number of just men on both sides; that by no means you may have just occasion of being offended against them.
Page 35 - America do presume for the present, and until our further pleasure be known, to grant warrants of survey or pass patents for any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest ; or upon any lands whatever, which, not having been ceded to or purchased by us, as aforesaid, are reserved to the said Indians, or any of them.