单词 | indian claim |
释义 | > as lemmasIndian claim Indian claim n. an assertion by a North American Indian people of their right to a piece of land; a piece of land so claimed. ΚΠ 1674 Plymouth Laws 172 Concerning Indian claimes that are..made to any lands within this Government. 1760 Ann. Reg. 1759 58/1 The province of New Jersey was now wholly discharged from all Indian claims. 1779 E. Wheelock Contin. Narr. Indian Charity-school 12 The patentees of provinces, whose jurisdiction extends into the Indian claims. 1856 G. Chambers Tribute to Irish & Sc. Early Settlers Pennsylvania iii. 64 The Kittochtinny mountains, of seventy miles in extent, being the frontier of the Province, and the Indian claim. 1919 F. A. Ogg Old Northwest v. 79 Officially, the United States recognized the validity of the Indian claims; but the pioneer homeseeker was not so certain to do so. 2008 Indian Country Today (Electronic ed.) 27 Feb. Congress frequently deals with Indian property and Indian claims by enacting legislation that would be forbidden by the Constitution if it affected anyone else's property or claims. < as lemmas |
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