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To: The Philosopher who wrote (42703)	6/29/1999 9:16:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Respond to of 108807

Perhaps you had better reread history? Treaty after treaty and promise after promise was broken by the politicians in Washington. Gee... nothing changes does it???

To: The Philosopher who wrote (42703)	6/30/1999 8:33:00 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I think every people around the world have always regarded the land they inhabit as belonging to them as opposed to other groups of people, though not all cultures have developed such concepts as individual ownership with the right to buy and sell land as a commodity. Communal ownership was more common with individual use-rights to specific tracts, not just in America but in traditional societies around the world. Documentary evidence as to aboriginal land ownership concepts can be found in the writings of Indian agents, like William Johnson, and in quotations of various Indian leaders. Bruce

To: The Philosopher who wrote (42703)	6/30/1999 12:22:00 PM
From: nihil	Respond to of 108807

It's a very complicated story. I understand that it was very rare for war parties to be led by high chiefs with the right of making treaties. It was often easy for a bunch of drunks or defeated warriors or "war chiefs" to put their marks on a "treaty" that they had no right to sign. Naturally, many tribes considered that they had not agreed to anything. The ones who were caught and paid off became the official tribes. Most often, it was not the Washington politicians who violated the treaties, but the local whites who were trying to seize the land. In America, all politics is local.