"Indian Land for Sale," US Department of the Interior, 1911.
The bottom of this poster-ad was signed by Walter L. Fisher, Secretary of the Interior and Robert G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The current Secretary of the Interior is Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. The current Director of Indian Affairs is Darryl LaCounte, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
By the way, land in Kansas is being sold here for the constant dollar (CPI adjusted) equivalent of $1,000 an acre. Land in Elk County, Kansas is now about $2,000 an acre when bought in 100 acres+ lots.
A #1492Project is needed analogous to the 1619 Project.
Canada was also eager to depopulate the natives and repopulate with white, European immigrants. See below.
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