Chapter 11 - Montana Historical Society
Chapter 11 - Montana Historical Society
Chapter 11 - Montana Historical Society
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Western Indian Lands, 1850–1890<br />
FIGURES <strong>11</strong>.3, <strong>11</strong>.4, and <strong>11</strong>.5:<br />
In 1850 Indian tribes owned<br />
all the lands in the western<br />
United States (shown in blue).<br />
In the next four decades,<br />
Indians ceded (gave up) more<br />
and more land. (Tribal land<br />
east of the Mississippi River<br />
is not shown.)<br />
Western Indian Lands before 1850<br />
Western Indian Lands by 1870<br />
Western Indian Lands by 1890<br />
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