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- DictionaryBrit·ish In·di·an O·cean Ter·ri·to·ry/ˈbridiSH ˈindēən ˈōSHən ˈterəˌtôrē/
- 1. a British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean that consists of the islands of the Chagos Archipelago and (until 1976) some other groups that now belong to the Seychelles. Ceded to Britain by France in 1814, the islands became a separate dependency in 1965.
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Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original Indian title to their land as an independent nation-state.
5 days ago · Indian Territory, originally “all of that part of the United States west of the Mississippi, and not within the States of Missouri and Louisiana, or the Territory of Arkansas.”. Never an organized territory, it was soon restricted to the present state of Oklahoma, excepting the panhandle and Greer.
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Jan 2, 2024 · This map contains extensive cultural detail relating to the reservations composing Indian Territory. It has also been annotated to illustrate the boundaries of the formation of Oklahoma Territory within the Indian Territory.
Nov 1, 2023 · Users can click on a language to see where it’s spoken, or on a treaty to examine the area involved in a particular “Indian Land Cession.”
May 23, 2018 · In Indian Territory, the southeastern Native Americans established tribal governments, planted crops, and founded new schools. Customs of daily life, religions, and cultural traditions were transplanted from the eastern homes and adapted to the new setting. Meanwhile, other eastern tribes were being pressed to move into Indian Territory.
Aug 4, 2020 · Under federal law in Indian Country, tribes must opt-in to have the death penalty as a punishment option—none of the Five Tribes has. Legal scholars argue that the Major Crimes Act helped drive over-incarceration of Indigenous people in the federal prison system.
Jul 9, 2020 · The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that about half of the land in Oklahoma is within a Native American reservation, a decision that will have major consequences for both past and future criminal...
