A new digital archive contains 374 US-Native American treaties, available for the first time ever

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A new digital archive contains 374 US-Native American treaties, available for the first time ever

What is the ratio number of kept/honored treaties with Native Americans and the ones that were broken/voided by the USA?

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I assume none were kept, but if any were, the GOP will let us know by proudly and loudly breaking it.

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Here’s a great resource that visualizes Native American territories , languages and treaties:

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I fully expect to hear the Keystone (Pipeline) Cops making an SWAT style arrest in 3…2…1…

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Hrm - my work VPN says the Explorer site is a “Malicious Site”. Guess I will have to look in my down time. Wondering if it has any Citizen Potawatomie treaties. Like their acceptance of citizenship.

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Sadly, it doesn’t seem to include any of the treaties between the Jerseys or New Jersey and the Lenape.

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They all come with perforations across the middle, just like the originals, for ease in tearing them in half

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