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Cranberries
Petition of Simon Johnson and Other Gayhead Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Summary:
A request that such laws be enacted that would protect the cranberries growing on Indian lands from illegal and untimely harvest by native and non-native alike
Community:
Indian Papers Project Editors, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Category:
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Petition of Thomas Cooper and Other Gay Head Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Summary:
A request that fines be imposed on such non-Indians that gather cranberries on Indian land without consent
Community:
Indian Papers Project Editors, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Category:
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Petition of Margaret Peters and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Summary:
A request for the interposition of the Legislature in the protection of the rights and privileges of the Chappaquiddick Indians
Community:
Indian Papers Project Editors, Chappaquiddick
Category:
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty