Petition of Thomas Cooper and Other Gay Head Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request that fines be imposed on such non-Indians that gather cranberries on Indian land without consent
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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 General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Massachusetts Collection, Petitions, Law, Land Use, Cranberries, Cranberry Bogs, Trespass, Paupers, Estates/Inheritances, Race Relations, Labor, Paternalism, Women, Sovereignty, Government/Leadership
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Senate Unpassed 1842, Docket 11159
Identifier: 
1842.02.15.00
Subject: 
Gayhead