FROM THE ARCHIVE
Letter: Land wasn't stolen
Facebook
Twitter
Email
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2001 "John Sipes Jr. ("Your Views," Dec. 6) claimed the participants of the 1889 Land Run "took land illegally without the consent of the Indian tribes." This is wrong. The federal government purchased land, including the area of the first Land Run, from the Creek and Seminole tribes for $1.3 million under the Treaties of Washington in 1866. . ." Get the Story:
Letter: It wasn't a steal (Brandon Fentem. The Daily Oklahoman 12/13)
Advertisement
Stay Connected
Contact
Search
Trending in News
1 White House Council on Native American Affairs meets quick demise under Donald Trump
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
News Archive
About This Page
You are enjoying stories from the Indianz.Com Archive, a collection dating back to 2000. Some outgoing links may no longer work due to age.
All stories are available for publishing via Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)