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NotesCHAPTER 1: The Open Road1. Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn, Indian Wars (New York:American Heritage, Inc., 2002), 7–12. See also Bruce A. Robinson,“Genocide of Natives in the Western Hemisphere, starting in 1492,”2008 by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. http://www.religioustolerance.org/genocide5.htm (accessed 04/28/2012).Note that the term “American Indian,” used throughout thisbook, may be preferable to the more commonly used term “NativeAmerican.” See “Why are American Indians and Alaska Natives alsoreferred to as Native Americans?” in the Frequently Asked Questionssection of the Bureau of Indian Affairs website (www.bia.gov,accessed May 2012). I am grateful to Dr. A. Fredrik Bryntesson,Hank Fincken, and Chris Hedges for their help in dealing with thissensitive area of American history.2. For a small fee, individuals who found a parcel of land that theyliked could simply apply for a “land-office warrant.” As part of thecondition to receive a warrant, they would need to hire a surveyorwho could accurately describe the land under consideration, includingcertification that no one else was living there. For a completedescription of the process in colonial Pennsylvania, including acopy of an original land grant certificate, see http://www.paland.us/About%20PA%20Land%20Records.htm.113