Petition of Simon Johnson and Other Gayhead Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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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
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Place written: 

Aquinnah, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Protocol: 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Sovereignty, Government/Leadership, Race, People of Color, Produce, Cranberries, Cranberry Bogs, Trespass, Criminal Actions, Imprisonment/Captivity, Justice/Injustice, Fines, Women
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, St. 1845, c.202, passed March 25, 1845
Identifier: 
1845.01.27.00
Subject: 
Gayhead