CNN This Is Life With Lisa Ling November 29, 2021 03:07:00
Language. or tried to practice their traditional ways. kill the indian, save the man. that was the policy of the day. >> it didn't end there. >> federal government was like we need to break up their communal land holdings. so they are without a tribe. >> the osage had always shared their land. in 1906 they were forced to split their territory into private lots to weaken the unity of the tribe. they held onto one seemingly small concession. collective ownership of what lay beneath the ground. not only did you own the land the surface land, you owned the sub surface. >> that would become a game ...
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