SettingsAboriginal title in the United States
Aboriginal title in California
Aboriginal title in California refers to the aboriginal title land rights of the indigenous peoples of California.
Aboriginal title in California refers to the aboriginal title land rights of the indigenous peoples of California.
Aboriginal title in Louisiana
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that there is no aboriginal title in Louisiana.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that there is no aboriginal title in Louisiana.
Aboriginal title in New Mexico
The status of aboriginal title in New Mexico is unique among aboriginal title in the United States.
The status of aboriginal title in New Mexico is unique among aboriginal title in the United States.
Aboriginal title in the United States
The United States was the first jurisdiction to acknowledge the common law doctrine of aboriginal title.
The United States was the first jurisdiction to acknowledge the common law doctrine of aboriginal title.
Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies
Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies were one of the principal subjects of legislation by the colonial assemblies in the Thirteen Colonies.
Aboriginal title statutes in the Thirteen Colonies were one of the principal subjects of legislation by the colonial assemblies in the Thirteen Colonies.
Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act
The Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act was a law passed on December 10, 2004.
The Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act was a law passed on December 10, 2004.
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly abbreviated ANCSA, was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 18, 1971, the largest land claims settlement in United St...
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly abbreviated ANCSA, was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 18, 1971, the largest land claims settlement in United St...
Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in the year 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate.
The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in the year 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate.
Black Hawk Purchase
The Black Hawk Purchase, sometimes called the Forty-Mile Strip or Scott's Purchase, was a land acquisition made in what is now Iowa by the United States federal government.
The Black Hawk Purchase, sometimes called the Forty-Mile Strip or Scott's Purchase, was a land acquisition made in what is now Iowa by the United States federal government.
Black Hills Land Claim
The Black Hills Land Claim is an ongoing land dispute between Native Americans from the Sioux nation and the United States Federal Government.
The Black Hills Land Claim is an ongoing land dispute between Native Americans from the Sioux nation and the United States Federal Government.
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
Changes in the Land is a 1983 nonfiction book by historian William Cronon.
Changes in the Land is a 1983 nonfiction book by historian William Cronon.
Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783
Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783 was a proclamation by the Congress of the Confederation dated September 22, 1783 prohibiting the extinguishment of aboriginal title in the United Stat...
Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783 was a proclamation by the Congress of the Confederation dated September 22, 1783 prohibiting the extinguishment of aboriginal title in the United Stat...
Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement
The Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement was an Indian Land Claims Settlement passed by the United States Congress in 1983.
The Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement was an Indian Land Claims Settlement passed by the United States Congress in 1983.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was an amendment to the United States Dawes Act that brought about the allotment process of lands of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory: the Choctaw, Chickasaw,...
The Curtis Act of 1898 was an amendment to the United States Dawes Act that brought about the allotment process of lands of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory: the Choctaw, Chickasaw,...
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act (also called General Allotment Act, or Dawes Severalty Act of 1887), adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and div...
The Dawes Act (also called General Allotment Act, or Dawes Severalty Act of 1887), adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and div...
Donation Land Claim Act
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 (ch.
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 (ch.
Half-Breed Tract
A Half-Breed Tract was a segment of land designated in the western states by the United States government in the 19th century specifically for people of American Indian and European or European-...
A Half-Breed Tract was a segment of land designated in the western states by the United States government in the 19th century specifically for people of American Indian and European or European-...
Hawaiian Homelands
Hawaiian Homelands were lands dedicated to Native Hawaiians by legislation known as the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921.
Hawaiian Homelands were lands dedicated to Native Hawaiians by legislation known as the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921.
Homestead Act
A homestead act was one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership at no cost of farmland called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of...
A homestead act was one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership at no cost of farmland called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of...
Illinois-Wabash Company
The Illinois-Wabash Company, formally known as the United Illinois and Wabash Land Company, was a company formed in 1779 from the merger of the Illinois Company and the Wabash Company.
The Illinois-Wabash Company, formally known as the United Illinois and Wabash Land Company, was a company formed in 1779 from the merger of the Illinois Company and the Wabash Company.
Indian Claims Commission
The Indian Claims Commission was a judicial panel for relations between the United States Federal Government and Native American tribes.
The Indian Claims Commission was a judicial panel for relations between the United States Federal Government and Native American tribes.
Indian Claims Limitations Act
The Indian Claims Limitations Act of 1982 (ICLA) is a federal statute of limitations that governs some types of claims by Native American tribes and claims by the federal government on behalf of...
The Indian Claims Limitations Act of 1982 (ICLA) is a federal statute of limitations that governs some types of claims by Native American tribes and claims by the federal government on behalf of...
Indian Land Claims Settlements
Indian Land Claims Settlements are settlements of Native American land claims by the United States Congress, codified in 25 U.S.C. ch.
Indian Land Claims Settlements are settlements of Native American land claims by the United States Congress, codified in 25 U.S.C. ch.
Indian removal
Indian removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river.
Indian removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river.
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 to authorize the removal of Indian tribes to federal territory west of the Mississippi River.
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 to authorize the removal of Indian tribes to federal territory west of the Mississippi River.
Indian removals in Indiana
Indian removals in Indiana began in the early 1830s and was mostly completed by 1846.
Indian removals in Indiana began in the early 1830s and was mostly completed by 1846.
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Indian Reserve (1763)
The Indian Reserve is the historian's term for a geographical area under British rule in North America set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by American Indians in 1763.
The Indian Reserve is the historian's term for a geographical area under British rule in North America set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by American Indians in 1763.
Indian termination policy
Indian termination was the policy of the United States from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Indian termination was the policy of the United States from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region)
The Jackson Purchase is a region of western Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky, bounded by the Tennessee River on the east, the Ohio River on the north, and the Mississippi River on the west, t...
The Jackson Purchase is a region of western Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky, bounded by the Tennessee River on the east, the Ohio River on the north, and the Mississippi River on the west, t...
Keokuk's Reserve
Keokuk's Reserve was a parcel of land in the present-day U.S. state of Iowa that was retained by the Sauk and Fox tribes in 1832 in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War.
Keokuk's Reserve was a parcel of land in the present-day U.S. state of Iowa that was retained by the Sauk and Fox tribes in 1832 in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War.
Land run
Land run usually refers to an historical event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first arrival basis.
Land run usually refers to an historical event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened for homesteading on a first arrival basis.
Narragansett land claim
The Narragansett land claim was one of the first litigations of aboriginal title in the United States in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. Count...
The Narragansett land claim was one of the first litigations of aboriginal title in the United States in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. Count...
Nonintercourse Act
The Nonintercourse Act is the collective name given to six statutes passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834.
The Nonintercourse Act is the collective name given to six statutes passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, passed July 13, 1787.
The Northwest Ordinance was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States, passed July 13, 1787.
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area is a statistical entity identified and delineated by federally recognized American Indian tribes in Oklahoma that formerly had a reservation but do not now have ...
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area is a statistical entity identified and delineated by federally recognized American Indian tribes in Oklahoma that formerly had a reservation but do not now have ...
Platte Purchase
The Platte Purchase was a land acquisition in 1836 by the United States government from Native American tribes all of which was east bank lands along the Missouri River that added to the northw...
The Platte Purchase was a land acquisition in 1836 by the United States government from Native American tribes all of which was east bank lands along the Missouri River that added to the northw...
Praying town
Praying towns were developed by the Puritans of New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert the local Native American tribes to Christianity.
Praying towns were developed by the Puritans of New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert the local Native American tribes to Christianity.
Public Land Commission
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 (part of the Compromise of 1850).
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 (part of the Compromise of 1850).
Purchase line
The Purchase Line is the name commonly given to the line dividing Indian from British Colonial lands established in the Treaty of Fort Stanwix of 1768 in western Pennsylvania.
The Purchase Line is the name commonly given to the line dividing Indian from British Colonial lands established in the Treaty of Fort Stanwix of 1768 in western Pennsylvania.
Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian Wa...
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian Wa...
South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe
South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498 (1986), is an important U.S. Supreme Court precedent for aboriginal title in the United States decided in the wake of Oneida Cnty.
South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498 (1986), is an important U.S. Supreme Court precedent for aboriginal title in the United States decided in the wake of Oneida Cnty.
State v. Elliott
State v. Elliott, 616 A.2d 210 (Vt. 1992), is a decision of the Vermont Supreme Court holding that all aboriginal title in Vermont was extinguished "by the increasing weight of history."
State v. Elliott, 616 A.2d 210 (Vt. 1992), is a decision of the Vermont Supreme Court holding that all aboriginal title in Vermont was extinguished "by the increasing weight of history."
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, officially Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic / Tratado de la Paz, Amistad...
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, officially Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic / Tratado de la Paz, Amistad...
United States Court of Claims
The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government.
The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government.
United States Court of Federal Claims
The United States Court of Federal Claims (in case citations, Fed.
The United States Court of Federal Claims (in case citations, Fed.
United States Court of Private Land Claims
The United States Court of Private Land Claims (1891-1904), was a United States court created to decide land claims guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in the territories of New Mexi...
The United States Court of Private Land Claims (1891-1904), was a United States court created to decide land claims guaranteed by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in the territories of New Mexi...
Upstate Citizens for Equality
The Upstate Citizens for Equality (UCE) is a group based in Verona, New York that opposes the Indian Land Claim and what they see as flawed Federal Indian Policy.
The Upstate Citizens for Equality (UCE) is a group based in Verona, New York that opposes the Indian Land Claim and what they see as flawed Federal Indian Policy.
Walking Purchase
The Walking Purchase was a purported 1737 agreement between the Penn family, the proprietors of Pennsylvania, and the Lenape.
The Walking Purchase was a purported 1737 agreement between the Penn family, the proprietors of Pennsylvania, and the Lenape.
William Paul (attorney)
William Lewis Paul (May 7, 1885 – March 4, 1977) was an American attorney, legislator, and political activist from the Tlingit nation of southeastern Alaska.
William Lewis Paul (May 7, 1885 – March 4, 1977) was an American attorney, legislator, and political activist from the Tlingit nation of southeastern Alaska.
William Phelps (colonist)
William Phelps (c. 1599 – July 14, 1672) was a Puritan Englishman who immigrated in 1630 to the American Colonies.
William Phelps (c. 1599 – July 14, 1672) was a Puritan Englishman who immigrated in 1630 to the American Colonies.
Yazoo land scandal
The Yazoo land scandal, Yazoo fraud, Yazoo land fraud, or Yazoo land controversy was a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794 to 1803 by several Georgia governors and the state le...
The Yazoo land scandal, Yazoo fraud, Yazoo land fraud, or Yazoo land controversy was a massive fraud perpetrated from 1794 to 1803 by several Georgia governors and the state le...