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Johnson Annotation

Report on the Condition of Indian Tribes. [1279] Testimony covering the entire continent west of the Mississippi River; major findings: (1) population is declining, (2) Indian wars are often caused by lawless white, (3) wars also caused by loss of hunting grounds, (4) military vs. civilian control of the Indian Bureau is a difficult problem to decide, and (5) evils in the Indian system will not be solved until Indians are civilized, or entirely disappear.

Johnson's Bibliographic Reference

1867-6

Serial Set Citation

1279 S.rp.156

Subjects

Education and Civilization * Indian Department - Organization * Populations

Congress-Session

39-2

Document Type

Senate Report

Congressional Document Number

156

Publication Date

1-26-1867

Number of Pages

544

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