"That there shall be paid out of the publick treasury of this province unto any party or parties that shall voluntarily go forth at their own charge, by commission as aforesaid, in the discovery and pursuit of the said Indian enemy and rebels, for every man or woman of the said enemy that shall be by them slain, the sum of fifty pounds; and for every child of the said enemy under the age of ten years that shall be by them slain, the sum of ten pounds . . .."
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The largest mass execution in American history.
The Dakota Trials
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One of the largest ongoing seizures of Indian land in modern times happened when President George W. Bush’s signing of the Western Shoshone Distribution Bill .
However,
Native Americans Are Finding Their Voice in Government
When legislatures convened earlier this year, about 73 Indian, native Alaskan or native Hawaiian lawmakers were sworn in, the highest number in U.S. history, according to the National Congress of American Indians, a tribal advocacy group.=======================
Indian Pictures
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