http://www.nobeliefs.com/jefferson.htm

I don't believe for one moment that Regan wrote this even though he said it! Words are great but deeds win over words.

Mike, yes, you are quite right - there was no formal agreement - most were based on the virtue of respect - it was also a two fold ownership, one of a very large territory, and secondly, one of immediate ownership, which once vacated was ready for the next occupant. It was the large territory that was sacred, i.e., a sovereign state. Within the sovereign state property didn't exist.

Without notice of its origin I give it four - possession has always been a two edged sword.

Good Mike... Though I still like the Indian way with regards to ownership of land - there was none.

Unfortunately our concerns are not aired in public matters - there was a time they were, and there will be a time they return...