A Treatise on the Six-nation Indians
Author : J. B. Mackenzie
Publisher : Guardian
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : J. B. Mackenzie
Publisher : Guardian
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Indians of North America
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Author : James Bovell Mackenzie
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 35,19 MB
Release : 2023-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368354612
Reproduction of the original.
Author : J. B. Mackenzie
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 2024-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385473594
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
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Publisher : ICON Group International
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Author : James Bovell Mackenzie
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 2017-06-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781547185078
The conditions which govern the Indian's occupation of his Reserve are, probably, so well known, that any extended reference under this head will be needless. He ceded the whole of his land to the Government, this comprising, originally, a tract which pursued the entire length of the Grand River, and, accepting it as the radiating point, extended up from either side of the river for a distance of six miles, to embrace an area of that extent. The Government required the proprietary right to the land, in the event of their either desiring to maintain public highways through it themselves, or that they might be in a position to sanction, or acquiesce in, its use or expropriation by Railway Corporations, for the running of their roads; or for other national or general purposes. The surrender on the part of the Indian was not, however, an absolute one, there having been a reservation that he should have a Reservation, of adequate extent, and the fruit of the tilling of which he should enjoy as an inviolable privilege. As regards the money-consideration for this land, the Government stand to the Indian in the relation of Trustees, accounting for, and apportioning to, him, through the agency of their officer and appointee, the Indian Superintendent, at so much per capita of the population, the interest arising out of the investment of such money. Sales of lands among themselves are permissible; but these, for the most part, narrow themselves down to cases where an Indian, with the possession of a good lot, of fair extent, and with a reasonable clearing, vested in him, leaves it, to pursue some calling, or follow some trade, amongst the whites; and treats, perhaps, with some younger Indian, who, disliking the pioneer work involved in taking up some uncultured place for himself, and preferring to make settlement on the comparatively well cultivated lot, buys it. The Government, also, allow the Indian, though as a matter of sufferance, or, in other words, without bringing the law to bear upon him for putting in practice what is, strictly speaking, illegal, to rent to a white the lot or lots on which he may be located, and to receive the rent, without sacrifice or alienation of his interest-money. Continued non-residence entails upon the non-resident the forfeiture of his interest. The Indian is, of course, a minor in the eye of the law, a feature of his estate, with the disabilities it involves, I shall dwell upon more fully at a later stage. Should the Indian intermarry with a white woman, the receipt of his interest-allowance is not affected or disturbed thereby, the wife coming in, as well, for the benefits of its bestowal; but should, on the other hand, an Indian woman intermarry with a white man, such act compels, as to herself, acceptance, in a capitalized sum, of her annuities for a term of ten years, with their cessation thereafter; and entails upon the possible issue of the union absolute forfeiture of interest-money. In any connection of the kind, however, that may be entered into, the Indian woman is usually sage and provident enough to marry one, whose hold upon worldly substance will secure her the domestic ease and comforts, of which the non-receipt of her interest would tend to deprive her....
Author : J. B. Mackenzie
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 31,23 MB
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503260054
"[...] We are permitted to adjudge the manner and style of the Indian's oratory, whether they be easy or strained; graceful or stiff; natural or affected; and we may, likewise, discover, if his speech be flowing or hesitating; but it is denied to us, of course, to appreciate in any degree, or to appraise his utterances. I should say the Indian fulfils [...]"
Author : James Bovell Mackenzie
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 38,32 MB
Release : 2004-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781419203930
The Indian's grace and aptness of gesture, also, in a measure, bespeak and proclaim commanding oratory. The power, moreover, which with the Indian resides in mere gesture, as a medium for disclosing and laying bare the thoughts of his mind, is truly remarkable. Observe the Indian interpreter in Court, while in the exercise of that branch of his duty which requires that the evidence of an English-speaking witness or, at all events, that portion of it which would seem to inculpate the prisoner at the bar, or bear upon his crime, shall be given to him in his own tongue; and, having been intent upon getting at the drift of the testimony, mark how dexterously the interpreter brings gesture and action into play, wherever the narration involves unusual incident or startling episode, provoking their use!
Author : J. B. Mackenzie
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 33,47 MB
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781433095917
Author : J. B. Mackenzie
Publisher : Hunter, Rose
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Indians of North America
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Author : I. B. Mackenzie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780331045604
Excerpt from The Six-Nations Indians in Canada It is proper to observe that the bulk of the Oneidas (a small section, however, actively allying themselves with the Colonial interest) and a respectable portion of the Tuscaroras remained neutral in the uprising which proved so disastrous to the tribes, as a whole. No cheerless prospect of desolated homes stretched itself before these; no mocking memories of familiar, gladsome haunts cruelly burdened these. No such melancholy guerdon as expatriation had been earned no potion formed of the lees of broken fortunes had to be drained, by these. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.